āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
the pointed top of a mountain
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mountain peak was covered in snow, glistening under the bright sun.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
a mountain with a sharply pointed top
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Mount Everest is the tallest peak in the world.
āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤
03
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
the stage or point of highest quality, activity, success, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the summer months, the tourism industry in the coastal town hits its peak, with visitors flocking to the beaches.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž
the topmost point on a graph that indicates the highest level reached during a progression or development
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The temperature graph revealed a peak during the heatwave last summer.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢā§ āĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The military uniform âs peak was designed to provide better visibility in bright conditions.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻ°, āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļ
the narrow, sloping part at the front or back of a shipâs hold, used for cargo and balance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Adjustments were made to the load in the peak to maintain the ship's equilibrium during the voyage.
āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to peak
01
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to reach the highest level, point, or intensity
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The excitement peaked when the team won the championship.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The engineer worked hard to peak the performance of the engine.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
01
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ
indicating the highest or maximum point or level of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The stock market experienced its peak value before the economic downturn.
āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ, āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤
referring to the time or period when something is at its highest level of activity or intensity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The store's peak season for sales is during the holiday period.
āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
03
unfortunate, unlucky, or bad
Dialect
British
BritishSlang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He had a peak day at work, everything went wrong.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
peaky
peak
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
