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Synonyms
peak1 (pēk)

[Probably Middle English pike, peke; see pike5.]

noun 

  1. A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity: the peak of a cap; the peak of a roof.
    1. The pointed summit of a mountain.
    2. The mountain itself.
    1. The point of a beard.
    2. A widow's peak.
  4. The point of greatest development, value, or intensity: a novel written at the peak of the writer's career. See synonyms at summit
  5. Physics The highest value attained by a varying quantity: a peak in current.
  6. Nautical
    1. The narrow portion of a ship's hull at the bow or stern.
    2. The upper after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
    3. The outermost end of a gaff.

verb: peaked, peak·ing, peaks. 

transitive verb 

  1. Nautical To raise (a gaff) above the horizontal.
  2. To bring to a maximum of development, value, or intensity.

intransitive verb 

  1. To be formed into a peak or peaks: Beat the egg whites until they peak.
  2. To achieve a maximum of development, value, or intensity: Sales tend to peak just before the holidays.

adjective 

Approaching or constituting the maximum: working at peak efficiency.
peak2 (pēk)

[Origin unknown.]

intransitive verb: peaked, peak·ing, peaks. 

To become sickly, emaciated, or pale.