What is "peep"

Peep \Peep\, n.

1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.

2. First outlook or appearance.

   Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn.
   --Gray.

3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.

   To take t' other peep at the stars.
   --Swift.

4. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper ( Trigna minutilla).

   2. The European meadow pipit ( Anthus pratensis).

      Peep show, a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.

      Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. [Cant]

Peep \Peep\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peeped; p. pr. & vb. n. Peeping.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. pipen, F. piper, p['e]pier, L. pipire, pipare, pipiare, D. & G. piepen. Senses 2 and 3 perhaps come from a transfer of sense from the sound which chickens make upon the first breaking of the shell to the act accompanying it; or perhaps from the influence of peek, or peak. Cf. Pipe.]

1. To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.

   There was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
   --Is. x. 14.

2. To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

   When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms bear.
   --Dryden.

3. To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry.

   eep through the blanket of the dark.
   --Shak.

   From her cabined loophole peep.
   --Milton.

   Peep sight, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech.

"glance" (especially through a small opening), mid-15c., perhaps alteration of Middle English piken (see peek (v.)). Peeping Tom "a curious prying fellow" [Grose] is from 1796 (see Godiva).

"make a short chirp," c.1400, probably altered from pipen (mid-13c.), ultimately imitative (compare Latin pipare, French pepier, German piepen, Lithuanian pypti, Czech pipati, Greek pipos).

"short chirp," early 15c., from peep (v.2); meaning "slightest sound or utterance" (usually in a negative context) is attested from 1903. Meaning "young chicken" is from 1680s. The marshmallow peeps confection are said to date from 1950s.

1520s, first in sense found in peep of day, from peep (v.1); meaning "a furtive glance" is first recorded 1730.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird. 2 A feeble utterance or complaint. 3 The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill. 4 A kind of bird; a sandpiper. vb. 1 To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird. 2 To speak briefly with a quiet voice. Etymology 2

n. A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one. vb. To look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed. Etymology 3

n. (context obsolete English) A spot on a die or domino. Etymology 4

n. (context British slang English) person.

1. n. the short weak cry of a young bird [syn: cheep]

2. a secret look [syn: peek]

1. v. look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"

2. cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"

3. make high-pitched sounds; of birds [syn: twirp, cheep, chirp, chirrup]

4. speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

5. appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"

Peep is an Estonian masculine given name that may refer to:

• Peep Jänes (born 1936), Estonian architect
• Peep Lassmann (born 1948), Estonian pianist

Peep, Peeps, or PEEP may refer to:

• Peep (album), by Rasmus
• Peep (given name), Estonian masculine given name
• Helend Peep (1910–2007), Estonian actor
• Peeps, a type of candy
• Peeps (novel), by Scott Westerfeld
• Stint, a type of bird
• Positive end-expiratory pressure, a measure of lung function
• A character in the television series Peep and the Big Wide World
• Hello everybody peeps a catchphrase from Harry Enfield's character Stavros
• The group term for chickens, as in a "peep of chicken"

Peep is the debut album by Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus (named just "Rasmus" back then), released on 23 September 1996 on Warner Music Finland.

They met their first manager and record producer, Teja Kotilainen in 1995 and signed with Warner Music Finland in February 1996. They released their first EP, called 1st, on Teja G. Records, in December 1995, which featured the songs "Frog", "Myself", "Funky Jam" and "Rakkauslaulu". The album was first released in Finland, where it went Gold, and later in Estonia and Russia, and subsequently worldwide.