To strike or seize with the beak, to peck; to push the beak (or snout) into. transitive.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > peck (11) beak?c1225 To strike or seize with the beak, to peck; to push the beak (or snout) into. transitive. pecka1382 transitive. Of a bird: to strike with the beak; to indent or pierce by striking in this way. Also in extended use. to pick at ——a1449 intransitive. Of a bird: to peck at. See also sense 13b. bill1496 transitive with out, away, etc. stock1653 Of a bird: To peck, peck at; to make (a hole) by pecking. Also, to root up with the beak (cf. stock, v.1 6). Also intransitive. To peck away (at). Subcategories:— slightly or repeatedly (2) — take food in small pieces (3) — aim at or try to peck (1) |
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