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[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) a ciuguli2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) a ciuguli3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) a pupa2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) lovitură cu ciocul2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) pupătură•- peckish
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peck at — verb eat like a bird The anorexic girl just picks at her food • Syn: ↑pick at, ↑peck • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebo … Useful english dictionary
peck — Ⅰ. peck [1] ► VERB 1) (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2) kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3) (peck at) informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. 4) type slowly and laboriously. ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
peck — verb Peck is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird, ↑chicken, ↑hen Peck is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cheek … Collocations dictionary
peck out — verb To remove by pecking And the Wicked Witch said to the King Crow, Fly at once to the strangers; peck out their eyes and tear them to pieces … Wiktionary
peck — verb 1) the cockerel pecked my heel Syn: bite, nip, strike, hit, tap, rap, jab 2) he pecked her on the cheek Syn: kiss, give a peck 3) informal she pecked at … Thesaurus of popular words
peck — peck1 [ pek ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive when a bird pecks, it moves its beak quickly forward to hit or bite something: The fox cub had been pecked to death by crows. peck at: The birds pecked at the insect infested tree. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peck — [[t]pe̱k[/t]] pecks, pecking, pecked 1) VERB If a bird pecks at something or pecks something, it moves its beak forward quickly and bites at it. [V at n] It was winter and the sparrows were pecking at whatever they could find... [V prep/adv]… … English dictionary
peck — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
peck — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peck — I UK [pek] / US verb Word forms peck : present tense I/you/we/they peck he/she/it pecks present participle pecking past tense pecked past participle pecked 1) [intransitive/transitive] when a bird pecks, it moves its beak quickly forward to hit… … English dictionary
peck — peck1 verb 1》 (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2》 kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3》 (peck at) informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. 4》 type laboriously. 5》 archaic strike with a pick or other tool. noun 1》 an act of pecking. 2》 a… … English new terms dictionary
