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Definisjon av peck

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Noun
peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
united states dry unit a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
bushel a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
peck - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
peck - (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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
inundation, deluge, torrent, flood a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

Verb
peck - hit lightly with a picking motion
pick, beak
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
peck - eat by pecking at, like a bird
pick up
eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
nag, hen-peck
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
peck - kiss lightly
smack
buss, snog, kiss, osculate touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
pick at, peck at
eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
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Substantiv
peck - One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
peck - A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
peck - A short kiss.

Verb
peck - To strike or pierce with the beak or bill of a bird or similar instrument.
peck - To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
peck - To type by searching for each key individually.
peck - To type in general.
peck - To kiss.

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  • A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 2 gallons, 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.

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  • peck
    An Imperial unit of dry volume equal to eight dry quarts.
  • peck
    To bother persistently with trivial complaints.
  • peck
    A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons.
  • peck
    To kiss lightly.
  • peck
    (For a bird) To eat by small pieces with one's beak or bill.
  • peck
    To eat by small pieces like a bird.
  • peck
    To hit lightly with a picking motion.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) peck
  • Presens: peck / pecks
  • Preteritum: pecked
  • Perfektum: (have) pecked

Substantiv

  • Entall: peck
  • Flertall: pecks

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