Definition of 'peck'

Noun

1. (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"; "it must have cost plenty"
      Synonyms: batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint muckle pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad whole lot whole slew
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
3. a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

Verb

1. hit lightly with a picking motion
      Synonyms: pick beak
2. eat by pecking at, like a bird
      Synonyms: pick up
3. kiss lightly
      Synonyms: smack
4. eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
      Synonyms: pick at peck at
5. bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
      Synonyms: nag hen-peck

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