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English

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
  2. :They picked a peck of wheat.
  3. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
  4. :She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten.
  5. A short kiss.
  6. :I greeted him with a quick peck on the cheek.


Translations

Verb

  1. To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument.
  2. :The birds pecked at their food.
  3. To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
  4. :He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.
  5. To type.


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Derived terms


Category:English transitive verbs Category:Units of measure

fa:peck io:peck id:peck kk:peck hu:peck ta:peck te:peck vi:peck zh:peck

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Peck \Peck\, n. [Perh. akin to pack; or, orig., an indefinite
quantity, and fr. peck, v. (below): cf. also F. picotin a
peak.]
1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight
quarts; as, a peck of wheat. "A peck of provender."
--Shak.
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2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. "A peck of
uncertainties and doubts." --Milton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Peck \Peck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pecked (p[e^]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Pecking.] [See Pick, v.]
1. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a
bird pecks a tree.
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2. Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with
a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc.,
with repeated quick movements.
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3. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak;
to bite; to eat; -- often with up. --Addison.
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This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas. --Shak.
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4. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed
instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Peck \Peck\, v. i.
1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed
instrument. --Carew.
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2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
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[The hen] went pecking by his side. --Dryden.
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To peck at,
(a) to attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at;
to nag; to tease.
(a) to eat slowly and in small portions, with litle
interest; as, to peck at one's food.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Peck \Peck\ (p[e^]k), n.
A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a
pointed instrument.
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WordNet peck
n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of
money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must
have cost plenty" [syn: batch, deal, flock, {good
deal}, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess,
mickle, mint, muckle, pile, plenty, pot, {quite
a little}, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, {tidy
sum}, wad, whole lot, whole slew]
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
2 gallons
3: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605
cubic inches
v 1: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: pick, beak]
2: eat by pecking at, like a bird [syn: pick up]
3: kiss lightly [syn: smack]
4: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
[syn: pick at, peck at]
5: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her
husband all day long" [syn: nag, hen-peck]
Moby Dictionary
abundance , acres , bags , barrel , barrels , batch , beak , brush , bug ,
bunt , bushel , buss , carp at , chuck , considerable , copiousness ,
countlessness , dab , deal , fillip , flick , flip , flirt , flood ,
fret at , fuss at , gobs , good deal , graze , great deal , hassle , heap ,
heaps , henpeck , lashings , lip , load , loads , lot , lots , lump , mass ,
mess , mint , mountain , much , multitude , nag , nibble , nibble at ,
niggle , nosh , numerousness , ocean , oceans , oodles , osculate , pack ,
pat , peck at , pester , pick , pick at , pick on , pile , piles ,
plenitude , plenty , pot , power , profusion , quantities , quantity ,
quite a little , raft , rafts , rap , scads , sea , sight , slew , slews ,
smack , smooch , snack , snap , spate , stack , stacks , superabundance ,
superfluity , tap , tickle , tidy sum , tip , tons , touch , volume , wad ,
wads , whisk , whole slew , world , worlds , yap at


PECK. A measure of capacity, equal to two gallons. Vide Measure.
Peck, ID (city, FIPS 61840) Location: 46.47387 N, 116.42409 W Population (1990): 160 (84 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83545 Peck, KS Zip code(s): 67120 Peck, MI (village, FIPS 63260) Location: 43.25907 N, 82.81651 W Population (1990): 558 (233 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48466
Moby Dictionary 186
Housing Units (2000): 96
Land area (2000): 0.268318 sq. miles (0.694941 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.268318 sq. miles (0.694941 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61840
Located within: Idaho (ID) , FIPS 16
Location: 46.473786 N , 116.425083 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 83545
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Peck , ID
Peck
Moby Dictionary 599
Housing Units (2000): 253
Land area (2000): 1.010187 sq. miles (2.616372 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.010187 sq. miles (2.616372 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63260
Located within: Michigan (MI) , FIPS 26
Location: 43.258223 N , 82.816428 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48466
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Peck , MI
Peck
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