Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peek"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peek \Peek\, v. i. [OE. piken: cf. F. piquer to pierce, prick,
E. pique. Cf. {Peak}.]
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a
crevice; to peep. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peek
n : a secret look [syn: {peep}]
v 1: look furtively [syn: {peep}]
2: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced
at the paper"; "glint" is archaic; "I only peeked--I
didn't see anything interesting" [syn: {glance}, {glint}]
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