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peek

 
/pik/ v [I]

Definition

to look, esp. for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen: Close your eyes and don’t peek. If something peeks out or up, it can be partly seen: The dog’s head peeked out from behind the tree. peek
 
/pik/ n [C]
She took a peek down the hall.
(Definition of peek v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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