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pecks

/pɛks/

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noun

An act of striking with a beak.

Examples :

"The chickens gave the farmer's boots a few curious pecks, hoping for a treat. "

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noun

Examples :

"She gave her children quick pecks on the cheek before they left for school. "

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verb

To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

Examples :

"The birds pecked at their food."

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verb

To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

Examples :

"to peck a hole in a tree"

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To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.

Examples :

"The chicken pecks at the ground, searching for seeds. "

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To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.

Examples :

"The chickens pecks at the seeds scattered on the ground. "

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verb

To do something in small, intermittent pieces.

Examples :

"He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."

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To type by searching for each key individually.

Examples :

"Because she never learned to touch-type, she still pecks at the keyboard with one finger, making it very slow to write emails. "

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verb

To type in general.

Examples :

"He pecked out his email reply quickly. "

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verb

To kiss briefly.

Examples :

"She pecks her child on the cheek before they leave for school. "

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noun

One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.

Examples :

"They picked a peck of wheat."

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A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.

Examples :

"She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten."

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verb

Examples :

"He pecks pebbles into the pond, watching the ripples spread. "

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To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot.

Examples :

"The tired old horse often pecks on uneven ground, stumbling because he doesn't lift his feet properly. "

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