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Noun peep has 2 senses

cheep, peep - the short weak cry of a young bird
--₁ is a kind of cry

Derived form: verb peep₃
peek, peep - a secret look
--₂ is a kind of look, looking, looking at

Derived form: verb peep₁

Verb peep has 5 senses

peep - look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"
--₁ is one way to look

Derived forms: noun peep₂, noun peeper₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
peep - cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"
--₂ is one way to show
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
peep, twirp, cheep, chirp, chirrup - make high-pitched sounds; of birds
--₃ is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose

Derived forms: noun peeper₃, noun peep₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
--₄ is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
peep - appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
--₅ is one way to appear
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP