peak
/piːk/
verb
- To reach the highest point or maximum level.
- Demand for air conditioners peaks during heat waves.
- Temperatures are expected to peak at 95 degrees this afternoon.
- The singer's popularity peaked in the 1990s.
noun
- The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
- The hikers finally reached the peak after climbing for six hours.
- From the peak, we could see the entire valley below.
- Snow covered the highest peak of the mountain range all year round.
- The highest point or maximum level of something, such as activity, performance, or intensity.
- Sales of ice cream hit a peak during the summer months.
- The athlete was at the peak of her career when she won the gold medal.
- Traffic reaches its peak between 5 and 6 p.m. on weekdays.
- The pointed front part of a cap or hat that sticks out over the eyes.
- The baseball player adjusted the peak of his hat before stepping up to bat.
- Her uniform cap had a stiff peak that kept the rain off her face.
- He pulled the peak of his cap down to shield his eyes from the sun.
adjective
- At the highest level or maximum; greatest.
- The hotel charges peak rates during the holiday season.
- She is in peak physical condition after months of training.
- We visited the park at peak bloom when all the cherry trees were flowering.