PEEP, v.i. [L. pipio; Heb. to cry out.] 1. To begin to appear; to make the first appearance; to issue or come forth from concealment, as through a narrow avenue. I can see his pride Peep through each part of him. When flowers first peeped--2. To look through a crevice; to look narrowly, closely or slyly. A fool will peep in at the door. Thou are a maid and must not peep.3. To cry, as chickens; to utter a fine shrill sound, as through a crevice; usually written pip, but without reason, as it is the same word as is here defined, and in America is usually pronounced peep.PEEP, n. First appearance; as the peep of day. 1. A sly look, or a look through a crevice.2. The cry of a chicken.
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