peep

«peep» in Mova's school dictionary: to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (peep, peeps, peeped, peeping); noun (a peep, peeps)

meaning for a pupil

1) To peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap. tree →

2) A peep is a quick look. tree →

3) A peep is a short, high sound, like a baby bird makes. tree →

4) "Not a peep" means no sound or no complaint at all. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, characters peep through keyholes or curtains; "Peeping Tom" means someone who spies on people, which is wrong. In games, peek-a-boo and "No peeping!" in hide-and-seek. Phrases: "peep out", "take a peep", "not a peep out of you".

examples

• She peeped through the curtains. tree →
• No peeping while I hide! tree →
• Take a peep inside the box. tree →
• The chicks gave a little peep. tree →
• I don't want to hear a peep out of you. tree →
• The sun peeped out from behind the clouds. tree →
• He peeped inside the closet--no one! tree →

note

Regular verb: peeped, peeping. Similar: peek. Sound meaning: peep, cheep, tweet.

In the corpora

• A stripy head peeps out of a hedge: Badger.
• Mole ran off, crept back along a ditch and peeped through the hedge.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «peep» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.