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peck
noun(peck)
a unit of capacity equal to 1/4 bushel
peck
noun(peck)
a large quantity or number
peck
verb(peck)
to strike or pierce especially repeatedly with the bill or a pointed tool
peck
verb(peck)
to make by pecking
peck
verb(peck)
to pick up with the bill
peck
noun(peck)
an impression or hole made by pecking
peck
noun(peck)
a quick sharp stroke
peck
noun(peck)
a quick light kiss
peck
phrasal verb(peck)
to take small bites of (food)
peck
noun(peck)
a method of typing in which one looks at the keyboard and types using usually the index fingers
peck
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
peck
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
peck
noun(peck)
a social hierarchy

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