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verb

Peak v. t. (Naut.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.

Peak v. i. (past & past part. peaked; pres. part. peaking)

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. "There peaketh up a mighty high mount."

Hence: To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year.

To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly. "Dwindle, peak, and pine."

To pry; to peep slyly. (archaic)

Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.

adjective

Peaked adj.

Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof.

Sickly; not robust. (Colloq.)

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Etymology of 'Peaked'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Peaked" Quotes from Famous Books

... that all was not right. Her aunt's face was unnaturally grey, the breathing was unusually slow and heavy. When the breath was drawn in, the thin nostrils flattened themselves strangely on each side, and the features had a peaked look. Maria rose and felt the pulse. It was fluttering, ...

— Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 (of 2) • F. Marion Crawford

... lintels and cornices, Above peaked gables and flat mansard-roofs Flutter the flags. The avenues are arcaded with them, The narrow alleys are bleached with stripes and stars. For War is declared, And the people gird themselves Silently—sternly— Only ...

— Defenders of Democracy • Militia of Mercy

... was carrying her on the high-peaked Arab saddle, the strain grew almost intolerable, but her brave heart did not flinch under that exquisite pain. Though she could not speak, she strove to reward him with a valiant smile, and even conquered the gush of ...

— The Wheel O' Fortune • Louis Tracy

... approval upon her new protector, whose natural endowments were enhanced by the picturesque uniform of the Punjab Cavalry. A khaki tunic, reaching almost to his knees, was relieved by heavy steel shoulder-chains and a broad kummerband of red and blue. These colours were repeated in the peaked cap and voluminous turban, while over the kummerband was buckled the severe ...

— Captain Desmond, V.C. • Maud Diver

... under a deep porch carved with figures and overhung by two long gargoyles[3]. The windows of the chapel gleamed through their intricate tracery with a light as of many tapers, and threw out the buttresses and the peaked roof in a more intense blackness against the sky. It was plainly the hotel of some great family of the neighborhood; and as it reminded Denis of a town house of his own at Bourges, he stood for some time gazing up at it and mentally gauging the skill of the architects ...

— Short-Stories • Various

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