The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point

• The peak rises above the clouds.

  Tatoeba · orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR

• The mountain peak is covered with snow.

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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

The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated

visor — horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyesrare

The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sailrare

The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within itrare

The extremity of an anchor fluke; the billrare

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

Orgasmrare

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

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

To reach a highest degree or maximum

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