peck

Meanings

• Verb

  To strike or pick at something with a beak or sharp instrument.

  - "Birds peck at seeds."
  - "The miner used a pickaxe to peck away at the rock."
  - "The parrot pecks at its food."

• Verb

  To eat (food) quickly and noisily.

  - "Children were told not to peck at their food."
  - "The tourists were pecking at their sandwiches as they walked."
  - "Stop pecking your food, use a fork!"

• Noun

  A light blow or tap.

  - "He gave her a peck on the cheek."
  - "The waiter gave us a peck on the hand as we left."
  - "She gave the baby a gentle peck on the forehead."

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Pronunciation

1. /pɛk/
   
   
   
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2. /pɛk/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with peck
beak , peak , speak

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Variants

List of all variants of peck that leads to same result
peck , pecks , pecked , pecking , peck at , pecked at , pecking at , pecks at , hunt-and-peck , hunt-and-pecks , Fort Peck Lake , peck order , peck orders , pecking order , pecking orders

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Etymology

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Old English pican, picanian; related to pick.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'peck' is also used to describe the sound made by a woodpecker.

2. In the Middle Ages, people would peck at each other's cheeks to show respect and friendship.

3. The term 'peckish' means feeling hungry.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pecking order: A hierarchical arrangement of individuals or groups, with each individual or group having a rank higher or lower than others. This term comes from the observation of birds establishing a social hierarchy by pecking at each other.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'peck on the cheek' is often used to refer to a light kiss.

How to Memorize "peck"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bird pecking at a seed or a person giving a light kiss.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with a bird's beak or a light kiss.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Birds peck at seeds, and people give pecks on the cheeks.'

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