Peak vs. Speak — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Peak and Speak
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Peak
A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity
The peak of a cap.
The peak of a roof.
Speak
Say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
In his agitation he was unable to speak
She refused to speak about the incident
Peak
The pointed summit of a mountain.
Speak
Talk to in order to reprove or advise
She tried to speak to Seb about his drinking
Peak
The mountain itself.
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Speak
(of behaviour, an object, etc.) serve as evidence for something
His frame spoke tiredness
Everything in the house spoke of hard times and neglect
Peak
The point of a beard.
Speak
(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning
Insufficient air circulates for the pipes to speak
The gun spoke again
Peak
A widow's peak.
Speak
To produce words by means of sounds; talk
Can the baby speak yet?.
Peak
The point of greatest development, value, or intensity
A novel written at the peak of the writer's career.
Speak
To express thoughts or feelings to convey information in speech or writing
He spoke of his desire to travel. In her poem she speaks about loss.
Peak
(Physics) The highest value attained by a varying quantity
A peak in current.
Speak
To convey information or ideas in text
Their book speaks about adopting children.
Peak
The narrow portion of a ship's hull at the bow or stern.
Speak
To engage in conversation
Can we speak for a few minutes about the assignment?.
Peak
The upper aft corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.
Speak
To be friendly or willing to communicate; be on speaking terms
They are no longer speaking.
Peak
The outermost end of a gaff.
Speak
To deliver an address or lecture
The mayor spoke at the rally.
Peak
(Nautical) To raise (a gaff) above the horizontal.
Speak
To act as spokesperson
I speak for the entire staff.
Peak
To bring to a maximum of development, value, or intensity.
Speak
To convey information through another person
The family spoke to the media through their trusted adviser.
Peak
To be formed into a peak or peaks
Beat the egg whites until they peak.
Speak
To convey a message by nonverbal means
Actions speak louder than words.
Peak
To achieve a maximum of development, value, or intensity
Sales tend to peak just before the holidays.
Speak
To give an indication or suggestion
His manners spoke of good upbringing.
Peak
To become sickly, emaciated, or pale.
Speak
To be appealing
His poetry speaks to one's heart.
Peak
Approaching or constituting the maximum
Working at peak efficiency.
Speak
To make a reservation or request. Used with for
Has anyone spoken for the last piece of pizza?.
Peak
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Speak
To produce a characteristic sound
The drums spoke.
Peak
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
Speak
To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon.
Peak
(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.
Speak
To say with the voice; pronounce or utter
She spoke the words with a French accent.
Peak
(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
Speak
To converse in or be able to converse in (a language)
Speaks German.
Peak
(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
Speak
To express in words; tell
Speak the truth.
Peak
(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
Speak
(Nautical) To hail and communicate with (another vessel) at sea.
Peak
(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
Speak
To convey by nonverbal means
His eyes spoke volumes.
Peak
(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Speak
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
I was so surprised I couldn't speak.
You're speaking too fast.
Peak
To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
Speak
To have a conversation.
It's been ages since we've spoken.
Peak
(intransitive)
Speak
(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
He spoke of it in his diary.
Speak to me only with your eyes.
Actions speak louder than words.
Peak
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.
Speak
(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.
Peak
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
Speak
To be able to communicate in a language.
He speaks Mandarin fluently.
Peak
To cause to adopt gender-critical or trans-exclusionary views (ellipsis of peak trans).
Speak
(by extension) To be able to communicate in the manner of specialists in a field.
Peak
(intransitive) To become sick or wan.
Speak
(transitive) To utter.
I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
Peak
(intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
Speak
(transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
Peak
(intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
Speak
To understand (as though it were a language).
Sorry, I don't speak idiot.
So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?
Peak
At the greatest extent; maximum.
Peak oil, Peak TV
Speak
(intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.
Peak
(slang) Maximal, quintessential, archetypical; representing the culmination of its type.
Knowing obscure 19th-century slang is peak nerd.
Speak
Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
Peak
(MLE) Bad.
Speak
To address; to accost; to speak to.
Peak
(MLE) Unlucky; unfortunate.
You didn't get a spot? That's peak.
Speak
Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
Corporate speak; IT speak.
Peak
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Speak
Speech, conversation.
Peak
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
Silent upon a peak in Darien.
Speak
(dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.
Peak
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; - used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Speak
To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.
Till at the last spake in this manner.
Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth.
Peak
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount.
Speak
To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.
That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set, as the tradesmen speak.
An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not.
During the century and a half which followed the Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English history.
Peak
To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year.
Speak
To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.
Many of the nobility made themselves popular by speaking in Parliament against those things which were most grateful to his majesty.
Peak
To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
Speak
To discourse; to make mention; to tell.
Lycan speaks of a part of Cæsar's army that came to him from the Leman Lake.
Peak
To pry; to peep slyly.
Speak
To give sound; to sound.
Make all our trumpets speak.
Peak
To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.
Speak
To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.
Thine eye begins to speak.
Peak
The most extreme possible amount or value;
Voltage peak
Speak
To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.
They sat down with him upn ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him.
Peak
The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Speak
To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.
Peak
The highest level or degree attainable;
His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
The artist's gifts are at their acme
At the height of her career
The peak of perfection
Summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
The summit of his ambition
So many highest superlatives achieved by man
At the top of his profession
Speak
To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.
It is my father;s musteTo speak your deeds.
Speaking a still good morrow with her eyes.
And for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speakThe maker's high magnificence.
Report speaks you a bonny monk.
Peak
The top point of a mountain or hill;
The view from the peak was magnificent
They clambered to the summit of Monadnock
Speak
To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.
And French she spake full fair and fetisely.
Peak
A V shape;
The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Speak
To address; to accost; to speak to.
[He will] thee in hope; he will speak thee fair.
Each village senior paused to scanAnd speak the lovely caravan.
Peak
The highest point (of something);
At the peak of the pyramid
Speak
Express in speech;
She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize
Peak
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Speak
Exchange thoughts; talk with;
We often talk business
Actions talk louder than words
Peak
To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity;
That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
Speak
Use language;
The baby talks already
The prisoner won't speak
They speak a strange dialect
Peak
Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity;
At peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable
Speak
Give a speech to;
The chairman addressed the board of trustees
Peak
Approaching or constituting a maximum;
Maximal temperature
Maximum speed
Working at peak efficiency
Speak
Make a characteristic or natural sound;
The drums spoke
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