Peck
31peck — (pk) a traditional unit of volume, formerly used for both liquids and solids but now used mostly for dry commodities such as grains, berries, and fruits. A peck is 2 gallons, 8 quarts, or 1/4 bushel. In the U. S. customary system, a peck holds …
32peck — v. (d; intr.) to peck at (to peck at one s food) * * * [pek] (d; intr.) to peck at (to peck at one s food) …
33peck n — Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? impeccably adv …
34peck — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a bird pecks something, it makes quick repeated movements with its beak to try to bite it (+ at): sparrows pecking at breadcrumbs | peck sth: A bird flew down and pecked my hand. | It had pecked a hole in the bottom of its cage …
35peck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo French Date: 13th century 1. see weight table 2. a large quantity or number II. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German pekken Date: 14th century …
36peck — 1. noun /pɛk/ a) One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. They picked a peck of wheat. b) A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten. 2 …
37Peck — I Pẹck [Herkunft unsicher] das, (s)/ s, Metrologie: 1) alte englische Masseneinheit, 1 Peck = 8,467 kg (für Steinkohle), 6,351 kg (für Salz); 2) Abkürzung pk, angloamerikanische Volumeneinheit für trockene Güter, 1 Peck = 2 Gallons = 8,8098 l… …
38peck at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms peck at : present tense I/you/we/they peck at he/she/it pecks at present participle pecking at past tense pecked at past participle pecked at peck at something to eat only a small amount of a meal, without… …
39peck — I [[t]pɛk[/t]] n. 1) wam a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters) Abbr.: pk 2) wam a container for measuring this quantity 3) a considerable quantity: a peck of trouble[/ex] • Etymology:… …
40peck — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person s cheek) hastily or perfunctorily. 3 a make (a hole) by pecking. b (foll. by out, off) remove or pluck out by pecking. 4 colloq. (also absol.) eat (food) listlessly; …
