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A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. +

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain or range, ending in a point. +

(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

(clothing, UK) visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes).

(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

(euphemistic) Orgasm.

(Internet slang) Something of exceptional quality.

(nautical) To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

(signal processing) To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.

(intransitive)

To reach a highest degree or maximum.

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

(of a person) To reach the highest level of success or greatness in one's lifetime.

(of a person on drugs) To reach the point of strongest effect from a drug.

(gender-critical feminism) (gender-critical slang) (peak trans).

At the greatest extent; maximum.

(quintessential) (slang) Maximal, quintessential, archetypical, strictly with positive connotations; representing the culmination of its type.

(MLE) Bad.

(MLE) Unlucky; unfortunate.

(internet slang) Very good or high-quality.

To become sick or wan.

To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

To pry; to peep slyly.