PEEP
Dictionary entry overview: What does peep mean?
• PEEP (noun)
The noun PEEP has 2 senses:
1. the short weak cry of a young bird
2. a secret look
Familiarity information: PEEP used as a noun is rare.
• PEEP (verb)
The verb PEEP has 5 senses:
1. look furtively
2. cause to appear
3. make high-pitched sounds; of birds
4. speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
5. appear as though from hiding
Familiarity information: PEEP used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• PEEP (noun)
Meaning:
The short weak cry of a young bird
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
cheep; peep
Hypernyms ("peep" is a kind of...):
cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)
Meaning:
A secret look
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
peek; peep
Hypernyms ("peep" is a kind of...):
look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)
• PEEP (verb)
Meaning:
Look furtively
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
He peeped at the woman through the window
Hypernyms (to "peep" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Cause to appear
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
he peeped his head through the window
Hypernyms (to "peep" is one way to...):
show (make visible or noticeable)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make high-pitched sounds; of birds
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
chirrup; chirp; cheep; twirp; peep
Hypernyms (to "peep" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "peep"):
chitter; twitter (make high-pitched sounds, as of birds)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "peep" is one way to...):
mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Appear as though from hiding
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
the new moon peeped through the tree tops
Hypernyms (to "peep" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
