peck
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈpek 
1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ bushel see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a large quantity or number
peck
2 of 3verb
pecked; pecking; pecks
transitive verb
1
a
: to strike or pierce especially repeatedly with the bill or a pointed tool
b
: to make by pecking
peck a hole
2
: to pick up with the bill
intransitive verb
1
a
: to strike, pierce, or pick up something with or as if with the bill
b
: carp, nag
2
: to eat reluctantly and in small bites
peck at food
peck
3 of 3noun (2)
1
: an impression or hole made by pecking
2
: a quick sharp stroke
3
: a quick light kiss
a peck on the cheek
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Verb
- nibble
- pick
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb The hen pecked my finger. The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree. He pecked his wife on the cheek as he headed out the door.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English pek, from Anglo-French
Verb
Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German pekken
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun (2)
circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing peck
Kids Definition
peck 1 of 3
verb
ˈpek
pecked; pecking
1
: to strike or pick up with the beak or a sharp instrument (as a pick)
Birds pecked the cherries that filled the tree.
2
: to make by striking with the beak or a sharp instrument
Birds pecked holes.
peck
2 of 3noun
1
: a unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a bushel
2
: a great deal : a large quantity
She's in a peck of trouble.
peck
3 of 3noun
1
: the act of striking with the bill or with a sharp instrument
2
: a mark made by striking with the bill or with a sharp instrument
peck 1 of 2
noun
as in loads
a considerable amount now you're in a peck of trouble Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loads
- ton
- plenty
- dozen
- hundred
- chunk
- slew
- pile
- deal
- bunch
- bushel
- quantity
- lot
- much
- stack
- basketful
- wealth
- fistful
- abundance
- sheaf
- bundle
- raft
- yard
- heap
- bucket
- gobs
- barrel
- volume
- pack
- plateful
- good deal
- truckload
- carload
- wad
- reams
- mountain
- oodles
- passel
- scads
- mass
- boatload
- potful
- pot
- shipload
- plenitude
- profusion
- lashings
- myriad
- store
- lashins
- plentitude
- multiplicity
- mess
- sight
- spate
- all kinds (of)
- thousands
- quite a bit
- score
- rash
- crush
- flock
- flood
- surplus
- excess
- plague
- million
- sea
- swarm
- press
- surfeit
- cram
- superabundance
- bonanza
- overmuch
- overabundance
- overage
- horde
- host
- embarrassment
- epidemic
- overflow
- bevy
- plethora
- multitude
- overkill
- superfluity
- oversupply
- throng
- herd
- drove
- crowd
- army
- redundancy
- mob
- deluge
- trillion
- legion
- zillion
- gazillion
- jillion
- kazillion
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lick
- grain
- spot
- touch
- peanuts
- handful
- pinch
- shade
- bit
- ounce
- mouthful
- hint
- taste
- speck
- sprinkle
- mite
- ray
- nip
- sprinkling
- streak
- strain
- dab
- glimmer
- trace
- shadow
- dram
- pittance
- atom
- dot
- scrap
- scruple
- suspicion
- shred
- fragment
- crumb
- particle
- mote
- molecule
- jot
- whit
- ace
- tad
- modicum
- tittle
- granule
- drop
- dash
- morsel
- little
- smattering
- scintilla
- smidgen
- nubbin
- iota
- portion
- fleck
- piece
- shot
- smidgin
- smidgeon
- smidge
- section
- driblet
- flyspeck
- smatter
- lack
- absence
- shortage
- famine
- scarcity
- paucity
- want
- poverty
- deficiency
- dearth
- deficit
- insufficiency
- inadequacy
- scarceness
- scantiness
- meagerness
- undersupply
- scantness
- skimpiness
peck
2 of 2verb
1
as in to nibble
to eat reluctantly and in small bites found out that fashion models never really eat—they just peck at small meals in expensive restaurants Synonyms & Similar Words
- nibble
- snack
- pick
- graze
- nosh
- taste
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- swill
- gorge
- overeat
- pig out
- gormandize
2
as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently Synonyms & Similar Words
- stab
- pierce
- pick
- jab
- puncture
- spit
- stick
- pink
- poke
- lance
- punch
- spear
- slice
- spike
- gore
- impale
- run through
- harpoon
- skewer
- quill
- spindle
- transpierce
- perforate
- thrust
- transfix
- riddle
- knife
- prick
- bayonet
- pike
- cut
- poniard
- gimlet
- dirk
- prong
- pinprick