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peck > 8 senses
NOUN1peck, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
2peckA British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
3peckA United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
VERB1peck, pick, beakHit lightly with a picking motion
2peck, pick upEat by pecking at, like a bird
3peck, smackKiss lightly
4peck, pick at, peck atEat like a bird
5peck, nag, hen-peckBother persistently with trivial complaints
peck > pronunciation
Soundspeh'k
RhymesAztec, beck, bedeck, and 37 more rhymes in ehk...
peck > noun 1, quantity
Meaning(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
Synonymsbatch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
Broaderlarge indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
Narrowerflood, inundation, deluge, torrent; haymow
peck > noun 2, quantity
MeaningA British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons.
Part ofbushel
BroaderBritish capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
peck > noun 3, quantity
MeaningA United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches.
Part ofbushel
Partsquart, dry quart
BroaderUnited States dry unit
peck > verb 1, contact
MeaningHit lightly with a picking motion.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymspick, beak
Broaderstrike
Nounspecker
peck > verb 2, consumption
MeaningEat by pecking at, like a bird.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymspick up
Broadereat
Nounspecker
peck > verb 3, contact
MeaningKiss lightly.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot peck Sue
Synonymssmack
Broaderkiss, buss, osculate
peck > verb 4, consumption
MeaningEat like a bird.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymspick at, peck at
Broadereat
peck > verb 5, communication
MeaningBother persistently with trivial complaints.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsnag, hen-peck
Broadercomplain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

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