'peck' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'peck' with 5 example sentences.
- peck noun
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: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
: a light kiss
: bite by a bird
- peck verb
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: hit lightly with a picking motion
: eat by pecking at, like a bird
: kiss lightly
: eat like a bird
: bother persistently with trivial complaints
The woodpecker is pecking the tree trunk vigorously.
One crow doesn't peck another's eye.
The hen pecked the wheat.
The rooster is pecking at my leg.
She gave me a peck on the cheek.