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Peck Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Peck? [n] a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches [n] a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons [n] (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" [v] bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [v] eat like a bird [v] eat by pecking at; of birds [v] hit lightly with a picking motion [v] kiss lightly Synonyms \| Synonyms for Peck: batch \| beak \| deal \| flock \| good deal \| great deal \| hatful \| heap \| hen-peck \| lot \| mass \| mess \| mickle \| mint \| muckle \| nag \| peck at \| pick \| pick at \| pick up \| pile \| plenty \| pot \| quite a little \| raft \| sight \| slew \| smack \| spate \| stack \| tidy sum \| wad \| whole lot \| whole slew Related Terms \| Find terms related to Peck: 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 See Also \| British capacity unit \| bushel \| buss \| complain \| deluge \| dry quart \| eat \| flood \| Imperial capacity unit \| inundation \| kick \| kiss \| kvetch \| large indefinite amount \| large indefinite quantity \| osculate \| plain \| quart \| quetch \| sound off \| strike \| torrent \| United States dry unit Peck In Webster's Dictionary \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. 2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. ``A peck of uncertainties and doubts.'' --Milton. \Peck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pecked}; 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. 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. --Addison. This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas. --Shak. 4. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree. \Peck\, v. i. 1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. --Carew. 2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. [The hen] went pecking by his side. --Dryden. {To peck at}, to attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease. \Peck\, n. A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.

Peck Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peck?

[n] a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
[n] a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
[n] (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"
[v] bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
[v] eat like a bird
[v] eat by pecking at; of birds
[v] hit lightly with a picking motion
[v] kiss lightly

Peck In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. ``A peck of
   uncertainties and doubts.'' --Milton.


\Peck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pecked}; 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.

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. --Addison.

         This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas. --Shak.

4. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed
   instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.


\Peck\, v. i.
1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed
   instrument. --Carew.

2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.

         [The hen] went pecking by his side.   --Dryden.

{To peck at}, to attack with petty and repeated blows; to
   carp at; to nag; to tease.


\Peck\, n.
A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a
pointed instrument.

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