Peak

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Peak

Peak : மலை உச்சி, உச்சக்கட்டம்

Peak : உச்சக்கட்டம்,சிகரம்,மலை உச்சி,மலை உச்சி,உச்சக்கட்டம்

Peak definition

Noun.

  1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
  2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, Especially. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
  3. The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
  4. The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
  5. The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
  2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky.
  3. To pry; to peep slyly.

Transitive verb. 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.