Peck
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."
Noun
- One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; equal to approximately 9092 cubic centimeters in the imperial system or 8810 cubic centimeters in the U.S. system.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
- Similar units in other systems of measure, such as the Roman modius or Chinese dou.
- A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
"She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten."
Verb
Noun
- Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects.
"an occurrence of peck in rice"
Noun
- Food.
Noun
- Misspelling of pec.