26984 words

peck

8 definitions • 13 examples
1
When a bird pecks, it bites, hits, or picks up something small with its beak:

Examples:

The birds learn to peck holes in the milk bottle tops.
Geese were pecking around for food.
peck at Chickens pecked at the seeds which covered the ground.
2
to give someone a quick kiss, especially on the side of the face:

Examples:

peck someone on the cheek He pecked his aunt on the cheek.
3
to type on a keyboard, pressing the keys using only one or two fingers, especially because you are not very good at typing:

Examples:

peck at I'm tired of watching my 12-year-old daughter pecking at the keyboard with one finger.
hunt and peck It has a small qwerty keyboard which touch-typists with tiny hands can use - I hunt and peck .
4
(of a bird) the action of biting, hitting, or picking up something small with its beak:

Examples:

Be careful you don't get a peck in the face from one of the chickens.
In the game show, she had to brave the pecks of a dozen ostriches while covered in bird seed.
5
a quick kiss:

Examples:

peck on the cheek She gave me the usual peck on the cheek.
6
an old-fashioned unit of measurement equal to 554.84 cubic inches (9.092 litres) in the UK and 537.6 cubic inches (8.810 litres) in the US :

Examples:

The labourer then earned two pecks of wheat a day.
7
(of a bird) to hit, bite, or pick up something with the beak
8
A peck is also a quick kiss:

Examples:

Aunt Velma gave me a peck on the cheek.

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