English abbreviation dictionary - peek
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Peek
peek
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~ v to look quickly at something, especially something that you are not supposed to see (The children were peeking from behind the wall.) (- compare peep1) - peek n (I noticed Diane taking a quick peek at herself in the mirror.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(peeks, peeking, peeked) If you peek at something or someone, you have a quick look at them, often secretly. On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. = peep VERB: V at n • Peek is also a noun. American firms have been paying outrageous fees for a peek at the technical data. = peep N-COUNT: usu a N, oft N at/into n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English piken Date: 14th century 1. a. to look furtively b. to peer through a crack or hole or from a place of concealment — often used with in or out 2. to take a brief look ; glance II. noun Date: 1843 1. a furtive look 2. a brief look ; glance ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.intr. (usu. foll. by in, out, at) look quickly or slyly; peep. --n. a quick or sly look. Etymology: ME pike, pyke, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. взгляд украдкой, быстрый взгляд he gave a quick peek at the girl —- он украдкой взглянул на девушку 2. заглядывать (обыкн. peek in) 3. выглядывать (обыкн. peek out) 4. взглянуть, посмотреть (на что-л.) we peeked at the price —- мы посмотрели (взглянули) на цену 5. разг. подсматривать, подглядывать 6. ам. писк 7. ам. пищать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun взгляд украдкой; быстрый взгляд 2. v. 1) заглядывать (обыкн. peek in); выглядывать (обыкн. peek out) 2) взглянуть, посмотреть; No peeking at your presents before Christmas morning! ...Англо-русский словарь
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- late 14c., piken "look quickly and slyly." The words peek, keek, and peep all were used with more or less the same meaning 14c.-15c.; perhaps the ultimate source was M.Du. kieken. Phrase peek-a-boo is attested from 1599; as an adj. meaning "see-through" it dates from 1895. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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