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to peck
01
(of a bird) to move the beak in a sudden movement and bite something
Intransitive: to peck | to peck at sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
peck
3rd person singular
pecks
present participle
pecking
past simple
pecked
past participle
pecked
Examples
The chickens pecked at the scattered grains in the yard.
02
to give a quick and light kiss
Transitive: to peck sb
Examples
As a sign of affection, they would often peck each other on the cheek.
03
to eat food in a small, delicate, or unenthusiastic manner
Intransitive: to peck at food
Examples
She pecked at her salad, not feeling hungry after the long day.
04
to repeatedly complain, criticize, or find fault in a petty or annoying manner
Intransitive: to peck at sb
Examples
She kept pecking at him about not doing the dishes.
Peck
01
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
pecks
02
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
03
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
Lexical Tree
pecker
peck
