Other Definitions peck (enc)
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Peck| Noun | 1. | 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"; "it must have cost plenty"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mickle, mint, muckle, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight | | | 2. | peck - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallonsbushel - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks | | | 3. | peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inchesUnited States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System dry quart, quart - a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches bushel - a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches | | | Verb | 1. | peck - hit lightly with a picking motionstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" | | | 2. | peck - eat by pecking at, like a birdeat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | | | 3. | peck - kiss lightlybuss, 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" | | | 4. | peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | | | 5. | peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" | |
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