peek
verb [I] /piːk/Definition
C2 to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen: Close your eyes. Don't peek. I've got a surprise for you. I peeked out the window to see who was there. The children peeked over the wall to see where the ball had gone. The film peeks behind the scenes of a multinational corporation.Using the eyesEyesight, glasses and lensesThe eye and surrounding areaPerceptive peek out, through, etc. › to stick out slightly and be partly seen: I could just see her petticoat peeking out from under her skirt.Protruding and sticking out
(Definition of peek verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bristle verb (HAIR)
- bulbous adjective
- bulge noun
- bulge verb
- jut verb
- ledge noun
- male adjective (CONNECTING PART)
- overhang noun (STICK OUT)
- overhang verb (STICK OUT)
- poke verb (APPEAR)
- project verb (STICK OUT)
- protrude verb
- protrusion noun
- protuberance noun
- proud adjective, adverb
- stick (sth) out phrasal verb
- stick out phrasal verb
- stick up phrasal verb
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Protruding and sticking out
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