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A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in
a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. |
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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. |
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The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in
many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. |
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The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. |
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The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. |
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To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear
as, a peak. |
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To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sicky. |
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To pry; to peep slyly. |
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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. |
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