Definition of peck Peck
/pɛˈk/ - [pek] - peck
We found 36 definitions of peck from 7 different sources.
Advertising
What does peck mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pecks |
||
| peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches | ||
| united states dry unit a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System | ||
| bushel a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches | ||
| peck - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons | ||
| british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet | ||
| peck - (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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" | ||
| batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | ||
| large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude | ||
| inundation, deluge, torrent, flood a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" | ||
Verb |
||
| peck - hit lightly with a picking motion | ||
| pick, beak | ||
| strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" | ||
| peck - eat by pecking at, like a bird | ||
| pick up | ||
| eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" | ||
| peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" | ||
| nag, hen-peck | ||
| kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" | ||
| peck - kiss lightly | ||
| smack | ||
| buss, snog, kiss, osculate touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" | ||
| peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" | ||
| pick at, peck at | ||
| eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- peck (Noun)
One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. - peck (Noun)
A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. - peck (Noun)
A short kiss. - peck (Verb)
To strike or pierce with the beak or bill of a bird or similar instrument. - peck (Verb)
To do something in small, intermittent pieces. - peck (Verb)
To type by searching for each key individually. - peck (Verb)
To type in general. - peck (Verb)
To kiss.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- peck (n.)
The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. - peck (n.)
A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. - peck (v.)
To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree. - peck (v.)
Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements. - peck (v.)
To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up. - peck (v.)
To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree. - peck (v. i.)
To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. - peck (v. i.)
To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. - peck (n.)
A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
-
peck
An Imperial unit of dry volume equal to eight dry quarts. -
peck
To bother persistently with trivial complaints. -
peck
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons. -
peck
To kiss lightly. -
peck
(For a bird) To eat by small pieces with one's beak or bill. -
peck
To eat by small pieces like a bird. -
peck
To hit lightly with a picking motion.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
peck
pek, n. a measure of capacity for dry goods=2 gallons, or one-fourth of a bushel: a great amount. [M. E. pekke, prob. from peck, 'to pick up.'] -
peck
pek, v.t. to strike with the beak: to pick up with the beak: to eat: to strike with anything pointed: to strike with repeated blows.—ns. Peck′er, that which pecks: a woodpecker: (slang) spirit, as in 'to keep one's pecker up'=to keep up one's spirits; Peck′ing, the sport of throwing pebbles at birds.—adj. Peck′ish, somewhat hungry. [Pick.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
-
peck
Victuals. Peck and booze; victuals and drink.
Part of speech
🔤Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Your last searches
Last searches
Advertising
Jump to
Advertising