peak meaning and definition

PEAK noun

Definition of peak (noun)

1. the most extreme possible amount or value
   • "voltage peak"
   • synonyms: extremum
2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
   • synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, prime
3. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   • "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
   • synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
4. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   • "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
   • synonyms: crest, crown, summit, tip, top
5. a V shape
   • "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
   • synonyms: point, tip
6. the highest point (of something)
   • "at the peak of the pyramid"
   • synonyms: acme, apex, vertex
7. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
   • "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
   • synonyms: bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor

PEAK verb

Definition of peak (verb)

1. to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
   • "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
   • synonyms: top out
   • antonym: bottom out