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Webster 1913 Edition

Peak

Peak

(pēk)
,
Noun.
[OE.
pek
, AS.
peac
, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir.
peac
a sharp-pointed thing. Cf.
Pike
.]
1.
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point;
as, the
peak
, or front, of a cap
.
“Run your beard into a peak.”
Beau. & Fl.
2.
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated;
as, the
Peak
of Teneriffe
.
Silent upon a
peak
in Darien.
Keats.
3.
(Naut.)
(a)
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; – used in many combinations;
as,
peak
-halyards,
peak
-brails, etc.
(b)
The narrow part of a vessel’s bow, or the hold within it.
(c)
The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
[In the last sense written also
pea
and
pee
.]
Fore peak
.
(Naut.)
See under
Fore
.

Peak

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Peaked
(pēkt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Peaking
.]
1.
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
There
peaketh
up a mighty high mount.
Holand.
3.
To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
“Dwindle, peak, and pine.”
Shak.
4.
[Cf.
Peek
.]
To pry; to peep slyly.
[archaic]
Shak.
Peak arch
(Arch.)
,
a pointed or Gothic arch.

Peak

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peak

PEAK

,
Noun.
[Eng. pike, beak.]
1.
The top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point; as the peak of Teneriffe.
2.
A point; the end of any thing that terminates in a point.
3.
The upper corner of a sail which is extended by a gaff or yard; also, the extremity of the yard or gaff.

PEAK

,
Verb.
I.
To look sickly or thin. [Not used.]
1.
To make a mean figure; to sneak. [Not used.]

PEAK

,
Verb.
T.
To raise a gaff or yard more obliquely to the mast.

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