peck

Peck is defined as to hit an object with something sharp, pick something up or make a hole with a beak.

(verb)

An example of peck is a bird hitting a person on the head with their beak.

Peck means a quick and casual kiss.

(noun)

An example of a peck is a kiss on the cheek.

The definition of a peck is a unit of dry measurement.

(noun)

An example of a peck is eight dry quarts.

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See peck in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

  1. to strike with a pointed object, as with a beak
  2. to make by doing this: to peck a hole
  3. to pick up with the beak; get by pecking

Origin: ME pecken, var. of picken, pick, in specialized senses

intransitive verb

to make strokes as with a pointed object

noun

  1. a stroke so made, as with the beak
  2. a mark made as by pecking
  3. Informal a quick, casual kiss: a peck on the forehead

noun

  1. a unit of dry measure, equal to bushel or 8 dry quarts (8.8096 dry liters or 0.3111 cubic foot): abbrev. pk
  2. any container with a capacity of one peck
  3. Informal a large amount, as of trouble

Origin: ME pek < OFr, prob. < ML bika, liquid measure, ult. < Gr bikos, wine jar: see beaker

See peck in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pecked, peck·ing, pecks
verb, transitive
  1. To strike with the beak or a pointed instrument.
  2. To make (a hole, for example) by striking repeatedly with the beak or a pointed instrument.
  3. To grasp and pick up with the beak: The bird pecked insects from the log.
  4. Informal To kiss briefly and casually.
verb, intransitive
  1. To make strokes with the beak or a pointed instrument.
  2. To eat in small sparing bits; nibble: He pecked at his dinner.
  3. To criticize repeatedly; carp.
noun
  1. a. A stroke or light blow with the beak or a pointed instrument.
    b. A mark or hole made by such a stroke.
  2. Informal A light quick kiss.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English pecken

Origin: , probably variant of piken, to peck (perhaps influenced by Middle Low German pekken); see pick1

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noun
  1. Abbr. pk.
    a. A unit of dry volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System equal to 8 quarts or approximately 537.6 cubic inches.
    b. A unit of dry volume or capacity in the British Imperial System equal to 8 quarts or approximately 554.8 cubic inches. See Table at measurement.
  2. A container holding or measuring a peck.
  3. Informal A large quantity; a lot: a peck of troubles.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

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