peck
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛk
[edit] Noun
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peck (plural pecks)
- One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
- They picked a peck of wheat.
- A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
- She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten.
- A short kiss.
- I greeted him with a quick peck on the cheek.
[edit] Translations
A short kiss
[edit] Verb
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to peck (third-person singular simple present pecks, present participle pecking, simple past and past participle pecked)
- To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument.
- The birds pecked at their food.
- To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
- He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.
- To type by searching for each key individually.
- (rare) To type in general.
[edit] Translations
To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument
To do something in small, intermittent pieces
To type
