Peck
Definition of Peck
Pronunciation: pĕkt | n. | 1. | The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. | | 2. | A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. | | v. t. | 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. | | 4. | To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree. | | v. i. | 1. | To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. | | 2. | To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. | | n. | 1. | A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument. |
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