peep

peep1 [ pip ] verb

1. ) intransitive to look at something quickly and secretly, usually from a place where you think you cannot be seen:

peep at/through/into/over: She tried to peep through the gates to see the garden.

2. ) intransitive to appear slightly from behind or under something:

peep from/out/through: His head peeped out from under the blanket.

3. ) intransitive to make a short quiet high sound

4. ) transitive BRITISH to make a car's horn produce a sound

a ) intransitive if a car's horn peeps, it makes a sound

peep

peep 2 [ pip ] noun count

1. ) usually singular a quick look at something:

have/take a peep: I'll just take a peep inside.

2. ) usually singular SPOKEN a very slight sound or noise:

not a peep from/out of someone: There wasn't a peep out of her after I put her to bed.

3. ) a short quiet high sound

4. ) BRITISH the sound made by a car's horn