26984 words

pecked

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
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.
3
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.
4
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 .

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