peek

¹peek

intransitive verb \ˈpēk\

Definition of PEEK

1

a : to look furtively

b : to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment —often used with in or out

2

: to take a brief look : glance

Examples of PEEK

1. A little girl peeked around the corner of the chair at him.
2. Close your eyes, and no peeking!
3. She peeked ahead to the next chapter to see what happened next.
4. He allowed some of his friends to peek at his next painting.

Origin of PEEK

Middle English piken

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PEEK

Synonyms

browse, dip, glimpse, glint, glance, skim

Antonyms

gaze, stare

Related Words

keek [chiefly Scottish], peep; blink, squint; look over, peruse, rake, scan

Near Antonyms

examine, overlook, oversee, question, survey; study, view; peer, pry; gawk, goggle, rubberneck; leer, ogle

Rhymes with PEEK

beak, bleak, cheek, chic, cleek, clique, creak, creek, Creek, eke, flic, freak, geek, gleek, Greek, keek, leak, leek, meek, peak, peke, pic, pique, reek, screak, seek, sheikh, shriek, sic, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, steek, streak, streek, teak, tweak, weak, week

²peek

noun

Definition of PEEK

1

: a furtive look

2

: a brief look : glance

Examples of PEEK

1. <took a peek at her Christmas gift hidden in the closet>

First Known Use of PEEK

1843

Related to PEEK

Synonyms

cast, eye, gander, glance, glimpse, look, peep, regard, sight, view

Related Words

gape, gaze, glare, leer, ogle, stare; side-glance; squinny, squint; coup d'oeil