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verb | noun peckpeck1 /pɛk/ verb ETYMOLOGYpeck1Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from pick VERB TABLEpeck |
| Present | I, you, we, they | peck | | he, she, it | pecks | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pecked | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pecked | | he, she, it | has pecked | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pecked | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will peck | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pecked |
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| Present | I | am pecking | | he, she, it | is pecking | | you, we, they | are pecking | | Past | I, he, she, it | was pecking | | you, we, they | were pecking | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pecking | | he, she, it | has been pecking | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pecking | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pecking | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pecking |
 [intransitive, transitive] if a bird pecks something or pecks at something, it quickly and repeatedly moves its beak to try to eat it, make a hole in it, etc.: peck at Chickens pecked at the corn on the ground.2peck somebody on the cheek/forehead etc. to kiss someone quickly and lightly → see also henpecked, hunt and peck at hunt1 (5)peck at something phrasal verb to eat only a little bit of a meal because you are not interested in it or not hungry: She just pecked at her food. verb | noun peckpeck2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYpeck2Origin: 1600-1700 ➔ PECK1 ► gave ... a peck on the cheek He gave me a peck on the cheek. 1a quick light kiss: He gave me a peck on the cheek.2an action in which a bird pecks at something with its beak3math, science a unit used for measuring dry substances such as fruit or grain, equal to 8 quarts or 8.81 liters |