PEEP

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Verb

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.

Hypernyms

• glance

Noun

peep (plural peeps)

A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.

Etymology 3

Noun

peep (plural peeps)

(obsolete) A spot on a die or domino.

Synonyms

• (spot on die or domino): pip

Etymology 4

Noun

peep (plural peeps)

(British, slang) person.

Etymology

• PEEPS® is a trademark of Just Born, Inc, since 1999, although the trademark was first used in 1954.

Noun

Peep (plural Peeps)

(US) A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.

Noun

PEEP

(slang) A World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.

(medicine) Acronym of positive end-expiratory pressure.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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