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Definition of "peek" []

  • To glance quickly. (verb-intransitive)
  • To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment. (verb-intransitive)
  • To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding: Tiny crocuses peeked through the snow. (verb-intransitive)
  • A brief or furtive look. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "peek" in a sentence
  • "The scene in this peek is the Wayne/Drake interaction that I wanted to see before Bruce went … whenever he and Steve Rogers are."
  • "Another week, and another sneak peek from the fine people at Archie Comics."
  • "A little behind the curtain peek at the nitty-gritty parts that went into making the monsters of MK."