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peck

 

  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peck  \Peck\,  n. 
  A  quick,  sharp  stroke,  as  with  the  beak  of  a  bird  or  a 
  pointed  instrument. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peck  \Peck\,  n.  [Perh.  akin  to  pack;  or  orig.,  an  indefinite 
  quantity,  and  fr  peck,  v.  (below):  cf  also  F.  picotin  a 
  peak.] 
  1.  The  fourth  part  of  a  bushel;  a  dry  measure  of  eight 
  quarts;  as  a  peck  of  wheat.  ``A  peck  of  provender.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  A  great  deal  a  large  or  excessive  quantity.  ``A  peck  of 
  uncertainties  and  doubts.''  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peck  \Peck\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Pecked};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Pecking}.]  [See  {Pick},  v.] 
  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  --Addison. 
 
  This  fellow  pecks  up  wit  as  pigeons  peas.  --Shak. 
 
  4.  To  make  by  striking  with  the  beak  or  a  pointed 
  instrument;  as  to  peck  a  hole  in  a  tree. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peck  \Peck\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  make  strokes  with  the  beak,  or  with  a  pointed 
  instrument.  --Carew. 
 
  2.  To  pick  up  food  with  the  beak;  hence  to  eat. 
 
  [The  hen]  went  pecking  by  his  side  --Dryden. 
 
  {To  peck  at},  to  attack  with  petty  and  repeated  blows;  to 
  carp  at  to  nag;  to  tease. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  peck 
  n  1:  (often  followed  by  `of')  a  large  number  or  amount  or  extent: 
  "a  batch  of  letters";  "a  deal  of  trouble";  "a  lot  of 
  money";  "it  must  have  cost  plenty"  [syn:  {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}] 
  2:  a  British  imperial  capacity  measure  (liquid  or  dry)  equal  to 
  2  gallons 
  3:  a  United  States  dry  measure  equal  to  8  quarts  or  537.605 
  cubic  inches 
  v  1:  hit  lightly  with  a  picking  motion  [syn:  {pick},  {beak}] 
  2:  eat  by  pecking  at  of  birds  [syn:  {pick  up}] 
  3:  kiss  lightly  [syn:  {smack}] 
  4:  eat  like  a  bird  [syn:  {pick  at},  {peck  at}] 
  5:  bother  persistently  with  trivial  complaints;  "She  nags  her 
  husband  all  day  long"  [syn:  {nag},  {hen-peck}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Peck,  ID  (city,  FIPS  61840) 
  Location:  46.47387  N,  116.42409  W 
  Population  (1990):  160  (84  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  83545 
  Peck,  KS 
  Zip  code(s):  67120 
  Peck,  MI  (village,  FIPS  63260) 
  Location:  43.25907  N,  82.81651  W 
  Population  (1990):  558  (233  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  48466




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