peek
peek/pēk/
verb
look quickly, typically in a furtive manner.
"faces peeked from behind the curtains"
synonyms: peep, have a peep, have a peek, take a secret look, spy, take a sly/stealthy look, sneak a look, glance, cast a brief look, look hurriedly, look, peer, keek, take a gander, have a look-see, have a squint, have a dekko, have/take a butcher's, take a shufti
noun
a quick or furtive look.
"she sneaked a peek at the map"
synonyms: secret look, sly look, stealthy look, sneaky look, peep, glance, glimpse, brief/hurried/quick look, look, peer, keek, gander, look-see, squint, eyeful, dekko, butcher's, shufti, Jack Nohi
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: to take a brief look : glance. peeked ahead to the next chapter to see what would happen. peek. 2 of 2.
to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen: Close your eyes. Don't peek.
verb (used without object) to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
2 senses: 1. to glance quickly or furtively; peep 2. a quick or furtive glance.... Click for more definitions.
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When you peek, you take a quick glance at something. It's incredibly tempting when you're little to peek at your birthday presents, but you soon learn how ...
noun. Definition of peek. as in glimpse. an instance of looking especially briefly took a peek at her Christmas gift hidden in the closet. glimpse.
PEEK stands for “polyetheretherketone,” making it part of the broader family of ketone polymers. The unique chemical structure of this thermoplastic makes it ...
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PEEK meaning: 1 : to look at someone or something secretly especially from a hidden place; 2 : to look at something briefly.
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1[intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly because you should not be looking at it synonym peep No peeking! + adv./prep.
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To glance or look quickly and furtively, esp. through an opening or from behind something. Webster's New World.