peak

1. peak (noun) — sense 1

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

Example: A less risky method is to lift your whisk or beater to check the condition of the peaks of the egg whites; the foam should be just stiff enough to stand up in well-defined, unwavering peaks.

2. peak (noun) — sense 2

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

Example: The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

3. peak (noun) — sense 3

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

Example: They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.

4. peak (verb) — sense 4

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

5. peak (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.

6. peak (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To reach a highest degree or maximum.

Example: Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.

7. peak (adj) — sense 7

Definition: At the greatest extent; maximum.

Example: peak oil, Peak TV

8. peak (adj) — sense 8

Definition: Maximal, quintessential, archetypical, strictly with positive connotations; representing the culmination of its type.

Example: Knowing obscure 19th-century slang is peak nerd.

9. peak (adj) — sense 9

Definition: Bad.

Example: When they're tryna get the girl to the crib and she leaves, it's peak / Tryna keep it discreet and she tweets, it's peak / See me rolling with 20 man deep, it's peak / Yo rudeboy, pull up, repeat, it's peak