Peck
/pɛk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts4 letters
Definition of Peck
verb
- To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
"The birds pecked at their food."
- To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
"to peck a hole in a tree"
- To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
- To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.
- To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
"He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."