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peeks

/piːks/

peeks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of peek.

peeks is the plural 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 peeks

Words that rhyme with peeks

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Questions about peeks

What is peeks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Peeks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of peek.
How do you pronounce peeks?
Peeks is pronounced /piːks/.

Words near peeks in the dictionary

  1. peeketh
  2. peekhole
  3. peekin'
  4. peeking
  5. peekings
  6. peeks
  7. peeksies
  8. Peekskill
  9. peeksy
  10. peekytoe
  11. peekytoes

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