A peck
[pek] /pɛk/
noun
annie smith, 1850–1935, u.s. mountain climber.
gregory, 1916–2003, u.s. actor.
peck1
/pɛk/
noun
a unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts or one quarter of a bushel
a container used for measuring this quant-ty
a large quant-ty or number
word origin
c13: from anglo-norman, of uncertain origin
peck2
/pɛk/
verb
when intr, sometimes foll by at. to strike with the beak or with a pointed instrument
(transitive) sometimes foll by out. to dig (a hole) by pecking
(transitive) (of birds) to pick up (corn, worms, etc) by pecking
(intransitive) often foll by at. to nibble or pick (at one’s food)
(informal) to kiss (a person) quickly and lightly
(intransitive) foll by at. to nag
noun
a quick light blow, esp from a bird’s beak
a mark made by such a blow
(informal) a quick light kiss
word origin
c14: of uncertain origin; compare pick1, middle low german pekken to jab with the beak
peck
/pɛk/
noun
gregory. 1916–2003, us film actor; his films include keys of the kingdom (1944), the gunfighter (1950), the big country (1958), to kill a mockingbird (1963), the omen (1976), and other people’s money (1991)
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