peek
/piːk/ verb C1- To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. · Close your eyes, and no peeking!
- To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
- To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information). · Sniper watching the site; don't peek.
- To take a look at; to check out. · Peek my new shoes.
- To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
He/she/it peeks · Past peeked · Past participle peeked · -ing form peeking
Verb forms
- Base form
- peek
- He/she/it
- peeks
- Past
- peeked
- Past participle
- peeked
- -ing form
- peeking
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