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Definition: Meaning of, peep in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / piːp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
peep peeped peeped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
peeping peeps
  1. [intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening [↪  peer] [=  peek]
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something peeps from somewhere, you can just see a small amount of it
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  3. [transitive] informal to look at something because it is interesting or attractive
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Singular Plural
peep peeps
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  1. a quick or secret look at something
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  2. a peep informal a sound that someone makes, or something that they say, especially a complaint
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  3. a short high sound, like the sound a mouse or a young bird makes
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  4. also peeps informal a word meaning 'people', used in magazines
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peep used in phrases

  • Bo Peep
  • Little Bo Peep
    1. a character in a NURSERY RHYME (= old song or poem for young children) . She is a young girl who loses the sheep that she is supposed to be taking care of. The rhyme goes: Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep/And doesn't know where to find them;/Leave them alone, and they'll come home,/Bringing their tails behind them.
  • peep sight (noun)
    1. rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned
  • peep-toe (adjective)
    1. of a woman's shoe having a small cut away at the front where the toes are visible
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Pronunciation: ˈpaʊtɪŋli
Parts of Speech: adverb
with a pout or in a pouting manner
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