PEEPnoun/piːp/

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  slangA World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.

Peepnoun/piːp/

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  A soft marshmallow confection, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.

peepnoun詞源 1/piːp/

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  A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.

  • I don't want to hear a peep out of you!
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  A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.

  • Two big canopy beds packed with kilims and cushions in the corner of the hut are lit warmly in the glow of the paraffin lanterns as a peep of chicks run inside, quite bravely I think, since their elder relative just got the chop.
  • A peep of chicks feed in their cage at Oesterlings Lawn & Garden Thursday, April 14, 2022. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle
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  The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.

  • With a "peep" from a high-pitched whistle, the train would leave by the crossover to the down line, […].
  • "Peep, peep," said Edward, "I'm ready." "Peep, peep, peep," said Henry, "so am I."
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  biologybirdwatchingnatural-sciencesA sandpiper or other small wader.

  • When I spotted two small warm-brown scaley-plumaged ‘peeps’ with yellow legs, my commentary immediately identified them as Least Sandpipers.

peepverb詞源 1/piːp/

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  To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.

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  To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

peepverb詞源 2/piːp/

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  To look forth from concealment, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.

  • 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.
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  datedTo begin to appear; to make the first appearance.

  • 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!
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  slangTo take a look at; check out.

  • 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.
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  slangTo see, uncover.

  • 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.

peepnoun詞源 2/piːp/

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  A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

  • So saying she loosened some ivory screws of the guitar, so as to open a peep lengthwise through its interior.
  • I was sick with dread, but I bravely said: "I'll just take a peep inside. / I guess he's cooked, and it's time I looked"; […] then the door I opened wide.
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  The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.

  • the peep of day
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  A peepshow.

  • A boring lusterless attempt at pornography, a niche above the racks of pulp pocketbooks sold in the front room of peeps.

peepnoun詞源 3/piːp/

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  obsoleteA spot on a die or domino.

peepnoun詞源 4/piːp/

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  slangA person.

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