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verb ADV. cautiously | out He peeped out cautiously from behind the door. PREP. at She was tempted to peep at the letter. | through The child peeped through a crack in the door., noun ADJ. little, quick VERB + PEEP have, take | get PREP. ~ at I noticed him take a little peep at his watch. | ~ behind The film gives us a peep behind the curtain at a Broadway musical. | ~ into a peep into the private life of a world leader | ~ through I took a peep through the keyhole.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): *a peep
a quick look at someone or something. (*Typically: have ~; take ~.) • Have a peep into the refrigerator and see if we need any milk. • I took a peep at the comet through the telescope.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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see HEAR A PEEP OUT OF.
American Heritage Idioms
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verb
quick look:
I will peep in at the children.
Simple Definitions