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# peek

verb (peek, peeks, peeked, peeking); noun (a peek)

«peek» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#m1)
2. A peek is a quick, short look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#m2)
3. To peek out means to just show a little, like the sun peeking out from behind clouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#m3)

### In the lessons

In games like hide-and-seek, the counter must not peek. In stories, a character who peeks at presents or answers shows curiosity or cheating. In tests, peeking at someone else's answers is cheating. Phrases: «take a peek», «no peeking», «peek inside», «sneak peek» (a first look at something new), «peek-a-boo» (a game with babies).

### Examples

- Close your eyes and no peeking! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x1)
- I took a peek at my birthday presents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x2)
- The sun peeked out from behind the clouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x3)
- Don't peek at the answers at the back of the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x4)
- The baby laughed when we played peek-a-boo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x5)
- The kitten peeked out from under the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x6)
- We got a sneak peek of the new playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x7)
- She peeked through the keyhole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/#x8)

### Note

Homophones (same sound): «peak» (the top of a mountain, or a cap's front) and «pique» (a feeling of annoyance; «pique your interest»). A common mistake is «sneak peak»; the right spelling is «sneak peek». «Peep» is similar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peek» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peek» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peek.html) on Mova free.