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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

   “The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

   “They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.”

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

   “peak-brails”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

9. Meaning 9 · verb

   To reach a highest degree or maximum.

   “Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.”

10. Meaning 10 · verb

    To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of

13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Bad

14. Meaning 14 · adjective

    Unlucky; unfortunate

How this word is used

• General “The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”
• General “They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.”
• General “peak-brails”
• Everyday “Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.”

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