Peak

pēk, n. a point: the pointed end of anything: the top of a mountain: ( naut. ) the upper outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff or yard, also the extremity of the gaff.— v.i. to rise upward in a peak: to look thin or sickly.— v.t. ( naut. ) to raise the point (of a gaff) more nearly perpendicular.— adjs. Peaked , pointed: ending in a point: having a thin or sickly look; Peak′ing , sickly, pining, sneaking; Peak′ish , having peaks: thin or sickly looking; Peak′y ( Tenn. ), having or showing peaks. [M. E. pec —Ir. peac , a sharp thing. Cf. Beak , Pike .]