peck
/pˈɛk/
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Definitions
Noun
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
Noun
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
Noun
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
Verb
hit lightly with a picking motion
Verb
eat by pecking at, like a bird
Verb
kiss lightly
Verb
eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
Verb
bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
Synonyms
batch
beak
deal
flock
good deal
great deal
hatful
heap
hen-peck
lot
mass
mess
mickle
mint
mountain
muckle
nag
passel
peck at
pick
pick at
pick up
pile
plenty
pot
quite a little
raft
sight
slew
smack
spate
stack
tidy sum
wad