n. | 1. | The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; | ||||||
2. | A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. | |||||||
v. t. | 1. | To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; | ||||||
2. | Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements. | |||||||
3. | To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; - often with up. | |||||||
4. | To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; | |||||||
v. i. | 1. | To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. | ||||||
2. | To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
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n. | 1. | A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | peck - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons | |
3. | peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches | |
Verb | 1. | peck - hit lightly with a picking motion |
2. | peck - eat by pecking at, like a bird Synonyms: pick up | |
3. | peck - kiss lightly Synonyms: smack | |
4. | peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" | |
5. | peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" |
PECK. A measure of capacity, equal to two gallons. Vide Measure.
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