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    • peak :the most extreme possible amount or value
      • voltage peak

    • peak :to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
      • That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929|Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million

    • peak :the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
      • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty|the artist's gifts are at their acme|at the height of her career|the peak of perfection|summer was at its peak|...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame|the summit of his ambition|so many highest superlatives achieved by man|at the top of his profession

    • peak :the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
      • the view from the peak was magnificent|they clambered to the tip of Monadnock|the region is a few molecules wide at the summit

    • peak :a V shape
      • the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

    • peak :the highest point (of something)
      • at the peak of the pyramid

    • peak :a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
      • he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

    • peak :the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

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