peep
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3.0
- noun
- /pip/
- Informal
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- The child took a secret peep at the presents hidden in the closet before Christmas.
- a peep show
Examples
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After waiting for hours, I finally took a quick peep through the window to see what was happening outside.
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Without making a sound, she took a peep at the interesting book on the shelf.
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And it's been five minutes with not even a peep from the children.
Fiction book (2002) -
Such a good baby, not a peep comes out of her.
Fiction book (1998) -
Nobody heard so much as a peep.
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Well, I put up with your daughter and never said a peep.
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Two days and not a peep.
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You sit still and you don't make a peep.
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I didn't make a peep.
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And the others, glued to the windows, don't make a peep either.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
162
2.1
A quick secret look at something
14
7.1
A quick look at something
1
9.9
A quick informal look at something like a menu or document
1
9.9
A quick look to see something
Compounds
- Specialized
A small rear part with a tiny hole that helps a shooter line up the front post and the target
How Brief
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peep as a noun comes from the same image of a little showing or sound, so a 'peep' is a quick, secret look, like a small head or eye poking out to see.