- peak
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 mountain topADJECTIVE▪ high, lofty, towering▪ craggy, jagged, rocky, sharp▪ snow-capped, snow-covered, snowy▪ distant▪ mountainVERB + PEAK▪ climb, conquer, scalePEAK + VERB▪ loom, rise, tower▪
We looked up at the rocky peaks towering above us.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the peak▪climbers on the distant mountain peaks
2 highest level, rate, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ all-time▪The share index rose to a new all-time peak of 2112.
▪ seasonal▪ summer, winter, etc.▪The influx of tourists has reached its summer peak.
▪ sharp▪The graph shows two very sharp price peaks.
VERB + PEAK▪ rise to, rise towards/toward▪Production is rising back towards/toward its 1999 peak.
▪ hit, reach▪ fall below, fall from, pass▪ be past▪Her performance is just past its peak.
PEAK + NOUN▪ hours, period, season, time, year▪ demand▪at times of peak demand
▪ rate▪peak-rate phone calls
▪ level▪ efficiency, performance▪The engine is tuned to peak efficiency.
▪ fitness (esp. BrE), formPREPOSITION▪ at a/the/your peak▪The crisis was now at its peak.
▪At his peak he was the best player in the world.
▪ peak of▪She is at the peak of her popularity.
▪The party's numbers reached a peak of 40 000 in 2001.
PHRASES▪ in peak condition▪You want your hair to look in peak condition.
▪ peaks and troughs▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Economic life moves in cycles of peaks and troughs.
verbPeak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑movement{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.Peak is used with these nouns: ↑condition, ↑demand, ↑efficiency, ↑fitness, ↑hour, ↑incidence, ↑load, ↑performance, ↑period, ↑production, ↑season, ↑time, ↑workload, ↑year
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
