PEEK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does peek mean? 

• PEEK (noun)
  The noun PEEK has 1 sense:

1. a secret look

  Familiarity information: PEEK used as a noun is very rare.

• PEEK (verb)
  The verb PEEK has 1 sense:

1. throw a glance at; take a brief look at

  Familiarity information: PEEK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEEK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A secret look

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

peek; peep

Hypernyms ("peek" is a kind of...):

look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)

Derivation:

peek (throw a glance at; take a brief look at)

• PEEK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they peek    ... he / she / it peeks   
Past simple: peeked   
Past participle: peeked   
-ing form: peeking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Throw a glance at; take a brief look at

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

glance; glint; peek

Context example:

I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting

Hypernyms (to "peek" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

peek (a secret look)

 Context examples 

This "warp field" makes it possible to get a peek at the very first generation of galaxies.

(NASA’s Hubble Looks to the Final Frontier, NASA)

This area is hidden in visible-light views, but infrared light can travel through the dust, offering a peek inside the stellar hatchery.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)

During the flyby, Cassini's cameras and spectrometers will get a high-resolution peek at Dione's north pole at a resolution of only a few feet (or meters).

(Cassini to Make Last Close Flyby of Saturn Moon Dione, NASA)

As he sat propped up in a big chair by Beth's sofa, with the other three close by, and Hannah popping in her head now and then 'to peek at the dear man', nothing seemed needed to complete their happiness.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Blest if she ain't in silk from head to foot; ain't it a relishin' sight to see her settin' there as fine as a fiddle, and hear folks calling little Amy 'Mis. Laurence!' muttered old Hannah, who could not resist frequent peeks through the slide as she set the table in a most decidedly promiscuous manner.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)