English-Thai Dictionary

peak

ADJ สูงสุด  ขีดสุด  จุดสูงสุด  ระดับสูง สุด  สุดยอด  highest maximum lowest minimum sung-sud

 

peak

N จุดสูงสุด  ยอด สูงสุด  จุดยอด  highest maximum lowest minimum jud-sung-sud

 

peak

N ช่วง รุ่งเรือง ที่สุด  ช่วง ที่ ให้ ดอกผล  ช่วง ที่ เจริญเติบโต มาก ที่สุด  acme zenith chuang-rung-ruang-ti-sud

 

peak

N ช่วงเวลา ที่ หนาแน่น (จราจร  ช่วงเวลา ที่ มี ความต้องการ มาก  off-peak chueng-we-la-ti-na-nean

 

peak

N ปลาย แหลม รูป ตัว วี (V plai-lam-rub-tua-we

 

peak

N ยอดเขา  ยอด ดอย  pinnacle bottom yod-kao

 

peak

VI ผอม ลง  pom-long

 

peak

VT ขึ้น จนถึง จุดสุดยอด  ขึ้น ถึง ขีดสุด  move up rise kuan-jon-tung-jud-sud-yod

 

peaked

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ยอด แหลม  pointy aculeous blunt dull sueng-me-yod-lam

 

peaked

ADJ ผอม  pom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEAK

n.[Eng. pike, beak. ] 1. The top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point; as the peak of Teneriffe.
2. A point; the end of any thing that terminates in a point.
3. The upper corner of a sail which is extended by a gaff or yard; also, the extremity of the yard or gaff.

 

PEAK

v.i.To look sickly or thin. [Not used. ] 1. To make a mean figure; to sneak. [Not used. ]

 

PEAK

v.t.To raise a gaff or yard more obliquely to the mast.

 

PEAKING

a.Mean; sneaking; poor. [Vulgar. ]

 

PEAKISH

a.Denoting or belonging to an acuminated situation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PEAK

Peak, n. Etym: [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike. ]

 

1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. "Run your beard into a peak. " Beau. & Fl.

 

2. 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. Silent upon a peak in Darien. Keats.

 

3. (Naut. ) (a ) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. (b ) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. (c ) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the last sense written also pea and pee. ] Fore peak. (Naut. ) See under Fore.

 

PEAK

Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking. ]

 

1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand.

 

2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky. "Dwindle, peak, and pine. " Shak.

 

3. Etym: [Cf. Peek. ]

 

Defn: To pry; to peep slyly. Shak. Peak arch (Arch. ), a pointed or Gothic arch.

 

PEAK

PEAK Peak, v. t. (Naut. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

PEAKED

PEAKED Peaked, a.

 

1. Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof.

 

2. (Oftener

 

Defn: Sickly; not robust. [Colloq. ]

 

PEAKING

PEAKING Peak "ing, a.

 

1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar ]

 

2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq. ]

 

PEAKISH

PEAKISH Peak "ish, a.

 

1. Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. "Her peakish spring. " Drayton. "His peakish dialect. " Bp. Hall.

 

2. Having peaks; peaked.

 

3. Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly. [Colloq. ]

 

PEAKY

PEAKY Peak "y, a.

 

1. Having a peak or peaks. Tennyson.

 

2. Sickly; peaked. [Colloq. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

peak

peak 1 |pēk pik | ▶noun the pointed top of a mountain: the snowy peaks rose against the blue of a cloudless sky. • a mountain, esp. one with a pointed top: the rocky outcrops of peaks such as the Cassongrat offer a challenge to rock climbers. • a projecting pointed part or shape: whisk 2 egg whites to stiff peaks. • a point in a curve or on a graph, or a value of a physical quantity, higher than those around it: a slight increase in velocity provides a second peak on the general velocity curve. • the point of highest activity, quality, or achievement: anyone who saw Jones at his peak looked upon genius. • chiefly Brit. a stiff brim at the front of a cap. • the narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern. • the upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff. ▶verb [ no obj. ] reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time: its popularity peaked in the 1940s | the rate of increase peaked at 34 percent last autumn. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] greatest; maximum: he did not expect to be anywhere near peak fitness until Christmas. • characterized by maximum activity or demand: at peak hours, traffic speeds are reduced considerably. DERIVATIVES peak i ness |-kēnis |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed. ’ usage: See usage at peek .

 

peak

peak 2 |pik pēk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] archaic decline in health and spirits; waste away. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: of unknown origin. The phrase peak and pine derives its currency from Shakespeare.

 

peak cap

peak cap ▶noun a flat cap with a peak at the front.

 

Peak District

Peak District a hilly area in Derbyshire, at the southern end of the Pennines, rising to 636 m (2,088 ft ) at Kinder Scout.

 

Peake, Mervyn

Peake |piːk | (1911 –68 ), British novelist, poet, and artist, born in China; full name Mervyn Laurence Peake. He is principally remembered for the trilogy comprising Titus Groan (1946 ), Gormenghast (1950 ), and Titus Alone (1959 ), set in the surreal world of Gormenghast Castle.

 

peaked

peaked 1 |pēkt pikt | ▶adjective having a peak: a peaked cap.

 

peaked

peak ed 2 |ˈpēˌkid pikt |(also pekid ) ▶adjective [ predic. ] (of a person ) gaunt and pale from illness or fatigue: you do look a little peaked.

 

peak flow meter

peak flow me ter ▶noun Medicine a calibrated instrument used to measure lung capacity in monitoring breathing disorders such as asthma.

 

peak load

peak load ▶noun the maximum of electrical power demand.

 

peak oil

peak oil ▶noun the point in time when the global production of oil will reach its maximum rate, after which production will gradually decline.

 

peak-to-peak

peak-to-peak ▶adjective & adverb measured between the greatest peaks of a periodically varying quantity.

 

peaky

peaky |ˈpiːki | ▶adjective ( peakier, peakiest ) [ predic. ] Brit. pale from illness or fatigue; sickly: you're looking a bit peaky —a change of scene would do you good. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from peak 2 + -y 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

peak

peak 1 |piːk | ▶noun 1 the pointed top of a mountain. • a mountain with a pointed top. 2 a projecting pointed part or shape: whisk two egg whites to stiff peaks. • Brit. a stiff brim at the front of a cap. • the narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern. • the upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff. 3 the point of highest activity, quality, or achievement: he was at his peak as a cricketer | package holiday sales hit a peak of around 12 million. • a point in a curve or on a graph, or a value of a physical quantity, higher than those around it. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial ] reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time: the disease peaked in summer. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] at the highest level; maximum: the canal was restored to peak condition. • characterized by maximum activity or demand: traffic speeds are reduced at peak hours. DERIVATIVES peakless adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from peaked, variant of dialect picked ‘pointed ’. usage: The word meaning ‘look quickly or furtively ’ and ‘a quick or furtive look ’ is peek, not peak. See usage at peek .

 

peak

peak 2 |piːk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] archaic decline in health and spirits; waste away. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

peak cap

peak cap ▶noun a flat cap with a peak at the front.

 

Peak District

Peak District a hilly area in Derbyshire, at the southern end of the Pennines, rising to 636 m (2,088 ft ) at Kinder Scout.

 

Peake, Mervyn

Peake |piːk | (1911 –68 ), British novelist, poet, and artist, born in China; full name Mervyn Laurence Peake. He is principally remembered for the trilogy comprising Titus Groan (1946 ), Gormenghast (1950 ), and Titus Alone (1959 ), set in the surreal world of Gormenghast Castle.

 

peaked

peaked 1 |piːkt | ▶adjective having a peak.

 

peaked

peaked 2 |piːkt | ▶adjective [ predic. ] chiefly N. Amer. gaunt and pale from illness or fatigue: you do look a little peaked.

 

peak flow meter

peak flow |meter ▶noun Medicine a calibrated instrument used to measure lung capacity in monitoring breathing disorders such as asthma.

 

peak load

peak load ▶noun the maximum of electrical power demand.

 

peak oil

peak oil ▶noun [ in sing. ] the point in time when the global production of oil will reach its maximum rate, after which production will gradually decline.

 

peak-to-peak

peak-to-peak ▶adjective & adverb measured between the greatest peaks of a periodically varying quantity.

 

peaky

peaky |ˈpiːki | ▶adjective ( peakier, peakiest ) [ predic. ] Brit. pale from illness or fatigue; sickly: you're looking a bit peaky —a change of scene would do you good. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from peak 2 + -y 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

peak

peak noun 1 the peaks of the mountains: summit, top, crest, pinnacle, apex, crown, cap. 2 the highest peak: mountain, hill, height, mount, alp. 3 the peak of a cap: brim, visor. 4 the peak of his career: height, high point /spot, pinnacle, summit, top, climax, culmination, apex, zenith, crowning point, acme, capstone, apogee, prime, heyday. ▶verb conservative support has peaked: reach its height, climax, reach a climax, come to a head. ▶adjective peak loads: maximum, top, greatest, highest; ultimate, best, optimum.

 

peaked

peaked adjective Marjorie, my dear, you look so peaked: pale, pasty, wan, drained, washed out, drawn, pallid, anemic, ashen, gray, pinched, sickly, sallow, ill, unwell, poorly, indisposed, run down, off; informal under the weather, rough, lousy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

peak

peak noun 1 there was snow on the very peaks of the mountains: summit, top, crest, pinnacle, spire, heights, brow, apex, crown, tip, cap, vertex, acme, zenith, apogee. 2 the highest unclimbed peak in the Karakoram: mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg; bluff, scarp, escarpment, eminence, prominence, elevation; ridge, range, massif, sierra, cordillera; Scottish ben, Munro; S. African berg; Arabic jebel; archaic mount. 3 the peak of a cap: brim, visor. 4 he is at the peak of his career as a singer: height, high point /spot, pinnacle, summit, top, highlight, climax, culmination, consummation, epitome, apex, zenith, ascendancy, crowning point, peak of perfection; acme, meridian, apogee, prime, heyday, ne plus ultra, nonpareil, best part, perfection, top form, highest level. ANTONYMS bottom, nadir, trough. ▶verb Labour support may have peaked last week: reach its highest point, reach the high point; climax, reach a climax, come to a climax, culminate, reach the zenith, come to a head. ▶adjective storage capacity has to be adequate to meet peak loads: maximum, maximal, top, greatest, highest, utmost, uttermost, extreme; ultimate, best, optimum. ANTONYMS minimum.

 

peaky

peaky adjective you're looking a bit peaky. See pale 2 (sense 1 of the adjective ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Peak

Peak Substantiv, maskulin , der |piːk |der Peak; Genitiv: des Peak [s ], Plural: die Peaks englisch peak = Gipfel; Höhepunkt 1 besonders Chemie relativ spitzes Maximum 2a im Verlauf einer Kurve 1a 2 Fachsprache Signal 1

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

peak

peak 1 /piːk / (! peekと同音 ) 〖原義は 「とがった先端部 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 〖通例単数形で 〗(物の過程 活動などの )最高潮 , 絶頂 (の時 )(height ), (人の )最盛期 ▸ be at one's peak 絶頂期にある ▸ reach one's peak ピークに達する ▸ peaks and troughs [valleys ]浮き沈み [好不調 ]2 (山のとがった )峰 , 頂上 ; 頂上がとがった山 .3 (カーブ グラフなどの )最高点 ; (峰のような )とがった先端 .4 ｟主に英 ｠(帽子の )前びさし (｟米 ｠visor ).5 〘電 〙ピーク , 最大出力 .6 〘海 〙(船首 船尾の )狭いとがった部分 .動詞 自動詞 1 «…の値で /…の時に » 頂点に達する «at /in » ▸ The company's profit peaked at 200 million yen [in 1988 ].その会社の利益はピークには2億円に達した [1988年がピークであった ]2 とがる .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗最高の , ピークの 〈物の段階 割合 価値など 〉.～̀ t í me ｟主に英 ｠ピーク時 ; ＝prime time .

 

peak

peak 2 動詞 自動詞 ｟古 ｠やつれる ▸ peak and pine (恋煩いなどで )やつれる

 

peaked

peaked 1 /-t /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗先のとがった, 前びさしのある 〈帽子 〉.

 

peaked

p é ak ed 2 /-ɪd /形容詞 ｟米 ｠やせた, やつれた ; 顔色が悪い .