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peeked

/piːkt/

peeked is the simple past and past participle of peek.

Meaning of peek

Verb

peek (third-person singular simple present peeks, present participle peeking, simple past and past participle peeked)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
    • Close your eyes, and no peeking!
  2. (informal, intransitive) To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
    • A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.2012, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Going Down: Oral Sex Stories, →ISBN
  3. (informal, intransitive, especially first-person shooters) To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
    • Sniper watching the site; don't peek.
  4. (informal, transitive) To take a look at; to check out.
    • Peek my new shoes.
  5. (dated, informal, transitive) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
    • We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.2006, Gary Willoughby, PureBasic: A Beginner's Guide to Computer Programming, page 279

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Phrases with peeked

Words that rhyme with peeked

Questions about peeked

What is peeked the simple past and past participle of?
Peeked is the simple past and past participle of peek.
How do you pronounce peeked?
Peeked is pronounced /piːkt/.

Words near peeked in the dictionary

  1. peekabooing
  2. peekaboos
  3. peekage
  4. peekapoo
  5. peekapoos
  6. peeked
  7. peeker
  8. peekers
  9. peeketh
  10. peekhole
  11. peekin'

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