'Peak arch' definitions:

Definition of 'Peak arch'

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  • Peak \Peak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked (p[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking.]
  • 1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. [1913 Webster]
  • There peaketh up a mighty high mount. --Holand. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: 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. [PJC]
  • 3. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly. "Dwindle, peak, and pine." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. [archaic] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch. [1913 Webster]