peak

noun

/piːk/

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[usually singular] the point when somebody/something is best, most successful, strongest, etc. synonym height
- Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
- the peaks and troughs of married life
- at the peak of something She's at the peak of her career.
- Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 2006.
compare off-peak
Extra Examples
- Her performance is just past its peak.
- Production is rising back towards its 2008 peak.
- The crisis was now at its peak.
- The graph shows two very sharp price peaks.
- The influx of tourists has reached its summer peak.
Topics Successc1, Moneyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- all-time
- seasonal
- summer
- …
verb + peak
- rise to
- rise towards/toward
- hit
- …
peak + noun
- hours
- period
- season
- …
preposition
- at a/the/your peak
- peak of
phrases
- in peak condition
- peaks and troughs
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the pointed top of a mountain; a mountain with a pointed top
- a mountain peak
- snow-capped/jagged peaks
- The climbers made camp halfway up the peak.
- We looked up at the rocky peaks towering above us.
Homophones peak | peek | pique
peak peek pique
/piːk/

/piːk/
- peak noun
  Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.
- peak verb
  Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season.
- peek verb
  I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.
- peek noun
  She sneaked a peek at her watch.
- pique noun
  He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.
- pique verb
  He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.
Wordfinder
- altitude
- foothill
- mountain
- peak
- precipice
- ridge
- slope
- summit
- valley
- volcano
Topics Geographyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- lofty
- towering
- …
verb + peak
- climb
- conquer
- scale
- …
peak + verb
- loom
- rise
- tower
- …
preposition
- on a/the peak
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any narrow and pointed shape, edge, etc.
- Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks.
- He combed his hair into a peak.
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(British English)
(North American English bill, visor)
the stiff front part of a cap that sticks out above your eyesTopics Clothes and Fashionc2

Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed’.

peak

verb

/piːk/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they peak	/piːk/ /piːk/
he / she / it peaks	/piːks/ /piːks/
past simple peaked	/piːkt/ /piːkt/
past participle peaked	/piːkt/ /piːkt/
-ing form peaking	/ˈpiːkɪŋ/ /ˈpiːkɪŋ/

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to reach the highest point or value
- Oil production peaked in the early 1980s.
- Unemployment peaked at 17 per cent.
- an athlete who peaks (= produces his or her best performance) at just the right time
Homophones peak | peek | pique
peak peek pique
/piːk/

/piːk/
- peak noun
  Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.
- peak verb
  Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season.
- peek verb
  I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.
- peek noun
  She sneaked a peek at her watch.
- pique noun
  He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.
- pique verb
  He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.
Wordfinder
- boom
- decline
- dip
- fluctuate
- level off/out
- peak
- plateau
- plummet
- slump
- trend
Topics Moneyc1
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed’.

peak

adjective

/piːk/

[only before noun]

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used to describe the highest level of something, or a time when the greatest number of people are doing something or using something
- It was a time of peak demand for the product.
- March is one of the peak periods for our business.
- The athletes are all in peak condition.
- We need extra help during the peak season.
compare off-peakTopics Moneyc1
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed’.

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