peek
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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ little, quick, sneak▪
a sneak peak at the new cartoon
VERB + PEEK▪ have (esp. BrE), take▪ get▪ sneak▪Brooke couldn't help but sneak a peek at him.
▪ chance, darePREPOSITION▪ peek at▪Go ahead and take a peek at your presents.
▪ peek behind▪a fascinating peek behind the scenes of the Oprah Winfrey Show
▪ peek into▪We got a peek into rooms that are normally closed to the public.
▪ peek through▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I dared a little peek through a crack in the door.
verbADVERB▪ cautiously▪Daniel peeked cautiously over his shoulder.
▪ out▪He peeked out from behind the door.
PREPOSITION▪ around▪I was tempted to peek around the corner.
▪ at▪She peeked at the clock to see the time.
▪ into▪I wandered around the house, peeking into various rooms.
▪ through▪The child peeked through a crack in the door.
▪The sun was peeking through the clouds.
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PEEK — ist die Abkürzung für Polyetheretherketon siehe Polyetherketone ein Befehl der Programmiersprache BASIC, das Gegenstück zu POKE Peek ist der Name von Frank William Peek (1881–1933) US amerikanischer Elektrotechniker. Kim Peek (* 1951), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peek — ist die Abkürzung für Polyetheretherketon siehe Polyetherketone ein Befehl der Programmiersprache BASIC, das Gegenstück zu POKE Peek ist der Name von Frank William Peek (1881–1933) US amerikanischer Elektrotechniker. Kim Peek (1951–2009), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peek — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda PEEK es una instrucción, en lenguaje BASIC, que usaban los antigüos ordenadores de 8 bit, como el ZX Spectrum. Dicha instrucción se encargaba de recuperar un valor en una determinada dirección (posición) de memoria.… … Wikipedia Español
peek — [pi:k] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from [i]Dutch kieken to look ] 1.) to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see →↑peep peek at/through/into etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peek — (v.) late 14c., piken look quickly and slyly, of unknown origin. The words peek, keek, and peep all were used with more or less the same meaning 14c. 15c.; perhaps the ultimate source was M.Du. kieken. Related: Peeked; peeking. The noun meaning a … Etymology dictionary
Peek — Peek, v. i. [OE. piken: cf. F. piquer to pierce, prick, E. pique. Cf. {Peak}.] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peek — peek; peek·a·boo; … English syllables
peek — / peep [n] sneaked look blink, gander*, glance, glimpse, look see, sight; concept 623 peek / peep [v] sneak a look blink, glance, glimpse, have a gander*, look, peer, snatch, snoop, spy, squint, stare, take a look; concept 623 peep … New thesaurus
peek — /peek/, v.i. 1. to look or glance quickly or furtively, esp. through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer. n. 2. a quick or furtive look or glance; peep. [1325 75; ME piken (v.); perh. dissimilated var. of kiken to KEEK] Syn.… … Universalium
PEEK — PEEK: DIN Kurzzeichen für Polyetheretherketone … Universal-Lexikon
peek — n peep, glimpse, glance, *look, sight, view … New Dictionary of Synonyms
