peek Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a secret look
    peep.
  2. verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
    glance; glint.
    • She only glanced at the paper
    • I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting

WordNet

Peek intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. piken: cf. F. piquer to pierce, prick, E. pique. Cf. Peak.
Definitions
  1. To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. Colloq.

Webster 1913