peek

verbosubstantivosubstantivocorrente nos diálogos

//piːk//

To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

verbo

1
informalTo look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
Close your eyes, and no peeking!
2
informalTo 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.
Her brown skin peeked through the empty gap in her clothing.
3
informalTo briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
Sniper watching the site; don't peek.
4
informalTo take a look at; to check out.
Peek my new shoes.
5
antiquadoTo retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.

Etimologia

From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English pepen (“to peep”) and keken, kiken (“to keek, look, spy”), equivalent to a blend of peep + keek. Perhaps also possibly a metathetic alteration of Middle English kepen, kipen, kypen (“to keep, look, observe, watch”).

substantivo

1
informalA quick glance or look.

substantivo

1
Variante de piqueinformalMisspelling of pique.

Formas

plural: peeks
pretérito: peeked
particípio passado: peeked
gerúndio: peeking
3.ª pessoa do singular: peeks

Pee · A surname.peed · Synonym of paedophile.Peed · A surname.

peek · To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

Peek · A surname.peeking · The act of one who peeks.peel · To remove the skin or outer covering of.

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