peep

1. (intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.Examples: "The man peeped through the small hole."; "And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed."; "But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw, peeping around the massive silver epergne that almost obscured him from her view, that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either."intransitive

2. (intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.Examples: "When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms bear."; "They first caught crabs and quohogs in the sand; grown bolder, they waded out with nets for mackerel; more experienced, they pushed off in boats and captured cod; and at last, launching a navy of great ships on the sea, explored this watery world; put an incessant belt of circumnavigations round it; peeped in at Behring’s Straits; and in all seasons and all oceans declared everlasting war with the mightiest animated mass that has survived the flood; most monstrous and most mountainous!"datedintransitive

3. (transitive, slang) To take a look at; check out.Examples: "Did you peep that video I sent you?"; "Peep me, I'm fabulous, I work with the hardest working women at Kay Jeweler's, selling the finest jewels to the richest people."slangtransitive

4. (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To see, uncover.Examples: "A lot of females were hesitant about getting with Pimp. He had a hard edge to him that made it impossible not to peep his cruel nature."slangtransitive

1. (obsolete) A spot on a die or domino.Synonyms: pipobsolete

1. (British, slang) A person.Britishslang

1. (US) A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.US

1. (slang) A World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.slang

2. (medicine) Acronym of positive end-expiratory pressure.abbreviationacronymalt-of