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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024peck1 /pɛk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresa unit of measurement for dry goods, equal to 8 quarts;
the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters). - Weights and Measuresa container for measuring this quantity.
- a considerable quantity:a peck of trouble.
peck2 /pɛk/USA pronunciation v. - Birdsto strike or pierce with the beak, as a bird does: [~ + object]The birds pecked a hole in the bag of seed.[no object]birds pecking at the ground.
- Birds to kiss (someone) lightly on the cheek:[~ + object]She pecked him quickly on the cheek.
- peck at, [~ + at + object]
- to nibble at (food) without much interest:sat there pecking at his meal.
- to nag:kept pecking at him to load the dishwasher.
n. [countable] - a quick stroke, as in pecking.
- a quick, light kiss:a little peck on the cheek.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024peck1 (pek),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa dry measure of 8 quarts;
the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters). - Weights and Measuresa container for measuring this quantity. Abbr.: pk, pk.
- a considerable quantity:a peck of trouble.
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- Old French
- Middle English pek 1250–1300
- Birdsto strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, esp. with quick, repeated movements.
- to make (a hole, puncture, etc.) by such strokes;
pierce. - Birdsto take (food) bit by bit, with or as with the beak.
v.i. - Birdsto make strokes with the beak or a pointed instrument.
- peck at:
- to nibble indifferently or unenthusiastically at (food).
- to nag or carp at:Stop pecking at me, I'm doing the best I can.
n. - a quick stroke, as in pecking.
- a hole or mark made by or as by pecking.
- a quick, almost impersonal kiss:a peck on the cheek.
- Plant Diseases(in timber) incipient decay from fungi, occurring in isolated spots.
- pecks. Also, peck′ings. [Slang.]food.
- Middle Dutch pecken; akin to pick1
- Middle English pecke 1300–50
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged a. pick at, poke at.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peck /pɛk/ n - a unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts or one quarter of a bushel
- a container used for measuring this quantity
- a large quantity or number
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-Norman, of uncertain origin peck /pɛk/ vb - when intr, sometimes followed by at: to strike with the beak or with a pointed instrument
- (transitive) sometimes followed by out: to dig (a hole) by pecking
- (transitive) (of birds) to pick up (corn, worms, etc) by pecking
- (intransitive) often followed by at: to nibble or pick (at one's food)
- informal to kiss (a person) quickly and lightly
- (intransitive) followed by at: to nag
n - a quick light blow, esp from a bird's beak
- a mark made by such a blow
- informal a quick light kiss
Etymology: 14th Century: of uncertain origin; compare pick1, Middle Low German pekken to jab with the beak Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Peck /pɛk/ n - Gregory. 1916–2003, US film actor; his films include Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Gunfighter (1950), The Big Country (1958), To Kill a Mockingbird (1963), The Omen (1976), and Other People's Money (1991)
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