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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.
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The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
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The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
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The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
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They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.
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The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
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The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
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The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
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The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
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A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.