Peaks meaning : A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point. The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated. The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail. The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum. To reach a highest degree or maximum. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular. To become sick or wan. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly. To pry; to peep slyly.