peek, peep
(noun) a secret look
cheep, peep
(noun) the short weak cry of a young bird
peep
(verb) appear as though from hiding; “the new moon peeped through the tree tops”
peep
(verb) speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup
(verb) make high-pitched sounds; “the birds were chirping in the bushes”
peep
(verb) cause to appear; “he peeped his head through the window”
peep
(verb) look furtively; “He peeped at the woman through the window”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
peep (plural peeps)
A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
A feeble utterance or complaint.
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
peep (third-person singular simple present peeps, present participle peeping, simple past and past participle peeped)
To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
peep (third-person singular simple present peeps, present participle peeping, simple past and past participle peeped)
(intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
(intransitive) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
(transitive, Multicultural London English) To take a look at; check out.
• glance
peep (plural peeps)
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
peep (plural peeps)
(obsolete) A spot on a die or domino.
• (spot on die or domino): pip
peep (plural peeps)
(British, slang) person.
• PEEPS® is a trademark of Just Born, Inc, since 1999, although the trademark was first used in 1954.
Peep (plural Peeps)
(US) A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.
PEEP
(slang) A World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.
(medicine) Acronym of positive end-expiratory pressure.
Source: Wiktionary
Peep, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peeped; p. pr. & vb. n. Peeping.] Etym: [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. pipen, F. piper, pépier, L. pipire, pipare, pipiare, D. & G. piepen. Senses 2 and 3 perhaps come from a transfer of sense from the sound which chickens make upon the first breaking of the shell to the act accompanying it; or perhaps from the influence of peek, or peak. Cf. Pipe.]
1. To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep. There was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. Is. x. 14.
2. To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance. When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms bear. Dryden.
3. To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry. eep through the blanket of the dark. Shak. From her cabined loophole peep. Milton. Peep sight, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech.
Peep, n.
1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
2. First outlook or appearance. Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. Gray.
3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment. To take t' other peep at the stars. Swift.
4. (Zoöl.) (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla). (b) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). Peep show, a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.
– Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. [Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
