PECK
/pÉ›k/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14
Definition
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
— synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons.
- noun a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches.
- verb hit lightly with a picking motion.
— synonyms: pick, beak
- verb eat by pecking at, like a bird.
— synonyms: pick_up
- verb kiss lightly.
— synonyms: smack
- verb eat like a bird.
— synonyms: pick_at, peck_at
- verb bother persistently with trivial complaints.
— synonyms: nag, hen-peck
Examples
- “The birds pecked at their food.”
- “to peck a hole in a tree”
- “He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.”
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