adjective🔗ShareHaving a peak or peaks."The wizard wore a peaked cap."natureappearancegeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSickly-looking, peaky."My little sister looked peaked after a week of being sick. "appearanceconditionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reach a highest degree or maximum."Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay."achievementbusinesssportdegreetimeamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak."The mountain range peaked sharply against the clear blue sky. "appearancepointgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular."The fisherman peaked his gaff to better reach the fish near the surface of the water. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become sick or wan."After a week of caring for her sick child, Sarah peaked and had to call in sick to work herself. "medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly."The young artist peaked during her final year of art school, looking noticeably thinner and with a sharper, more intense focus. "appearancebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pry; to peep slyly."The student peaked through the doorway to see if the teacher was still grading papers. "appearanceactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading