Peck (p k), Annie Smith 1850-1935. American explorer and mountain climber. Her most notable ascents include the volcano Popocatépetl in Mexico (1897) and Huascarán in the Peruvian Andes (1908). |
| Peck, Gregory 1916-2003. American actor who is best known for his portrayals of strong and courageous characters. Among his films are Spellbound (1950) and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), for which he won an Academy Award. |
| peck 1 (pk) v. pecked, peck·ing, pecks v.tr. 1. To strike with the beak or a pointed instrument. 2. To make (a hole, for example) by striking repeatedly with the beak or a pointed instrument. 3. To grasp and pick up with the beak: The bird pecked insects from the log. 4. Informal To kiss briefly and casually. v.intr. 1. To make strokes with the beak or a pointed instrument. 2. To eat in small sparing bits; nibble: He pecked at his dinner. 3. To criticize repeatedly; carp. n. 1. a. A stroke or light blow with the beak or a pointed instrument. b. A mark or hole made by such a stroke. 2. Informal A light quick kiss. [Middle English pecken, probably variant of piken, to peck (perhaps influenced by Middle Low German pekken); see pick1.] |
| peck 2 (pk) n. 1. Abbr. pk. a. A unit of dry volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System equal to 8 quarts or approximately 537.6 cubic inches. b. A unit of dry volume or capacity in the British Imperial System equal to 8 quarts or approximately 554.8 cubic inches. See Table at measurement. 2. A container holding or measuring a peck. 3. Informal A large quantity; a lot: a peck of troubles. [Middle English.] |
peck 1
Verb
1. to strike or pick up with the beak
2. Informal to kiss (a person) quickly and lightly
3. peck at to eat slowly and reluctantly: pecking away at your lunch
Noun
1. a quick light blow from a bird's beak
2. a mark made by such a blow
3. Informal a quick light kiss [origin unknown]
peck 2
Noun
an obsolete unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a bushel or 2 gallons (9.1 litres) [Anglo-Norman]
Peck a measured quantity of either dry or wet substance; a fourth part of a bushel; more generally, a considerable quantity or number.
Examples: peck of ashes, 1710; of bees, 1713; of corn, 1386; of dirt, 1710; of kisses; of lies, 1539; of luck; of malt, 1789; of oatmeal, 1464; of oats, 1485; of pepper; of salt, 1603; of troubles, 1535.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  peck - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation |
| 2. | peck - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet bushel - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks | |
| 3. | peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches United States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System bushel - a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches | |
| Verb | 1. | peck - hit lightly with a picking motion strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| 2. | peck - eat by pecking at, like a bird eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 3. | peck - kiss lightly | |
| 4. | peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | |
| 5. |  peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" |
peck
verb 2. kiss, plant a kiss, give someone a smacker, give someone a peck or kiss
Translations
v peck [pek]
1 (of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand. pik يَلْتَقِط بِمِنقارِه кълва zobat, klovat pikke picken ραμφίζω, τσιμπώ picotear nokkima نوک زدن nokkia picorer לְנַקֵר चोंच मारना kljucati csipked mematuk gogga/kroppa í beccare, colpire con il becco ついばむ ...을 쪼다, 쪼아먹다 lesti, kapoti snapu knābāt mematuk pikken hakke dziobać bicar a ciuguli клевать zobať, ďobať kljuvati kljucnuti picka, hacka จิก gagalamak 啄 клювати, дзьобати چڑيوں کا چونچ مارنا mổ 啄
2 to eat very little She just pecks (at) her food. met lang tande eet يَلَتَقِط طَعامَه ، يأكُل قليلا ям малко zobnout si stikke til herumstochern τσιμπολογώ picar, un pajarito comer como näksima کم خوردن näykkiä chipoter לְנַקֵר चुगना samo prčkati po jelu,jesti izbirljivo(malo) csipeget makan sedikit narta í sbocconcellare, mangiucchiare ちょっとだけ食べる 조금씩 먹다 (pa)knaibyti ēst ļoti maz, knibināt makan sedikit met lange tanden eten pirke i skubać petiscar a ciuguli мало есть zobnúť si zobati kljucati peta i เล็ม çok az yemek 吃一點點 дзьобати تھوڑا کھانا nhấm nháp 吃一点点
3 to kiss quickly and briefly She pecked her mother on the cheek. soen, piksoentjie gee يُقَبِّل بِسُرْعَه целувам леко letmo políbit kysse let Küßchen geben φιλώ πεταχτά dar un pico musi andma بوسیدن muiskauttaa suukko bécoter לְנַשֵק קַלוֹת चुंबन लेना brz(lagan) poljubac megpuszil mengecup kyssa létt dare un bacio 軽くキスする 가볍게 키스하다 pakštelėti (viegli) noskūpstīt mencium sekilas vluchtig zoenen kysse lett musnąć wargami beijar a pupa чмокнуть letmo pobozkať cmokniti poljubiti u obraz kyssa lätt, pussa จูบเบา ๆ öpücük kondurmak 匆忙地吻 цмокнути آہستہ سے بوسہ لينا hôn nhẹ 匆忙地吻
n
1 a tap or bite with the beak The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand. pik نَقْرَه клъвване klovnutí pik der Schnabelhieb ράμφισμα picotazo nokahoop ضربه نوک nokkaisu coup de bec נִיקוּר चोंच से खाना kljucaj csípés (csőrrel) patukan gogg, pikk beccata つつくこと 쪼기 kirtis snapu knābiens patukan pik hakk dziobnięcie bicada lovitură cu ciocul клевок ďobnutie udarec s kljunom kljucanje hackande การจิก gagalama 啄 клювок ٹھونگ cú mổ 啄
2 a brief kiss a peck on the cheek. piksoen قُبْلَة سَريعَه целувчица polibek let kys flüchtiger Kuß πεταχτό φιλί pico, besito musi بوس suukko bécot נְשִיקָה קְטָנָה हल्का सा चुंबन poljubac puszi kecupan léttur koss bacetto 軽いキス 가벼운 키스 pakštelėjimas (viegls) skūpsts ciuman sekilas vluchtige zoen lett kyss przelotny pocałunek beijinho pupătură лёгкий поцелуй bozk poljubček poljubac u obraz lätt kyss, puss การจูบเบา ๆ öpücük 匆匆一吻 квапливий поцілунок مختصر بوسہ cái hôn nhẹ 匆匆一吻
adj peckish
rather hungry I feel a bit peckish. honger ذو شَهِـيَّة شَديدَه гладен vyhládlý småsulten hungrig λίγο πεινασμένος algo hambriento näljane گرسنه nälkäinen qui a le ventre creux רָעֵב भूखा gladan éhes lapar svangur affamato 空腹の 배가 좀 고픈 praalkęs izsalcis rasa agak lapar hongerig småsulten głodny com fome flămând голодный vyhladnutý lačen gladnjikav sugen, småhungrig หิว çok aç, karnı zil çalan 飢餓的 голодний بھوکا đói bụng 饥饿的
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