Peek Definition
pēk
peeked, peeking, peeks
verb
peeked, peeking, peeks
To glance or look quickly and furtively, esp. through an opening or from behind something.
Webster's New World
To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment.
American Heritage
To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding.
Tiny crocuses peeked through the snow.
American Heritage
noun
peeks
Such a glance.
Webster's New World
A brief or furtive look.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Wiktionary
Origin of Peek
Middle English piken perhaps alteration of Middle Dutch kieken variant of kīken
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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