Peek vs. Pique — What's the Difference?

To glance quickly.

A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.

To look or peer furtively, as from a place of concealment.

A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp.

To be only partially visible, as if peering or emerging from hiding

To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

A brief or furtive look.

To provoke; arouse

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

To pride (oneself)

(informal) To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.

(transitive)

To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

A quick glance or look.

To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).

To look surreptitiously, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

(reflexive) To pride (oneself) on something.

A secret look

To excite or stimulate (oneself).

Throw a glance at; take a brief look at;

(intransitive)

To take pride in.

To excite to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest.

To express jealousy, resentment, etc. at someone; to become angry or annoyed.

To score a pique against (someone).

(uncountable) Enmity, ill feeling; (countable) a feeling of animosity or a dispute.

(uncountable) Irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little consideration or thought; (countable) especially in fit of pique: a transient feeling of wounded pride.

In pique of honour: a matter, a point.

(card games) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

(obsolete) A chigger, chigoe, or jigger (Tunga penetrans), a species of tropical flea.

(sewing) piqué

Synonym of pica

A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, - used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

The jigger. See Jigger.

A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.

Keenly felt desire; a longing.

In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.

To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.

To pride or value; - used reflexively.

To cause annoyance or irritation.

Tightly woven fabric with raised cords

A sudden outburst of anger;

Cause to feel resentment or indignation;