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noun(peck)a unit of capacity equal to 1/4 bushel
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noun(peck)a large quantity or number
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verb(peck)to strike or pierce especially repeatedly with the bill or a pointed tool
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verb(peck)to make by pecking
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verb(peck)to pick up with the bill
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noun(peck)an impression or hole made by pecking
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noun(peck)a quick sharp stroke
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noun(peck)a quick light kiss
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phrasal verb(peck)to take small bites of (food)
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noun(peck)a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usually the index fingers
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geographical name(peck)reservoir about 130 miles (209 kilometers) long in northeastern Montana formed in the Missouri River by Fort Peck Dam, which was completed in 1940
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noun(peck)the basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without fear of retaliation and submits to pecking by one of higher rank; broadly : a dominance hierarchy in a group of social animals
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noun(peck)a social hierarchy