noun🔗SharePicotazo, picoteoAn act of striking with a beak."The robin made a quick peck at the bird feeder. "El petirrojo dio un picotazo rápido al comedero de pájaros.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBesoA small kiss."She gave her son a quick peck on the cheek before he left for school. "Le dio a su hijo un beso rápido en la mejilla antes de que se fuera a la escuela.communicationactionhumanfamilysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird)."The birds pecked at their food."Los pájaros picoteaban su comida.animalbirdactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument."to peck a hole in a tree"Picar un agujero en un árbol.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar, picotearTo strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements."The bird pecked at the crumbs on the table. "El pájaro picoteó las migas sobre la mesa.actionanimalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up."The chicken pecked up the seeds from the ground. "La gallina picoteó las semillas del suelo.animalbirdactionfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicarTo do something in small, intermittent pieces."He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."Ha estado picando en ese proyecto desde hace algún tiempo.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscribir buscando cada tecla individualmenteTo type by searching for each key individually."My grandmother had to peck each letter slowly on the old typewriter to write her grocery list. "Mi abuela tenía que escribir cada letra lentamente en la vieja máquina de escribir para escribir su lista de la compra.technologycomputingwritingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscribir a máquinaTo type in general."The student pecked out a quick email to his friend. "El estudiante escribió un correo electrónico rápido a su amigo.technologycomputingwordwritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBesar brevemente, dar un besoTo kiss briefly."She gave her grandfather a quick peck on the cheek before running off to school. "Le dio a su abuelo un beso rápido en la mejilla antes de salir corriendo a la escuela.actionbodycommunicationhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn cuarto de bushel; una medida seca de ocho cuartosOne quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts."They picked a peck of wheat."Recogieron un cuarto de bushel de trigo.amountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna gran cantidad, muchoA great deal; a large or excessive quantity."She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten."Ella calculó que la mayoría de los niños probablemente comían una gran cantidad de tierra antes de cumplir diez años.amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLanzar, arrojarTo throw."He would peck stones at the bullies to make them leave his little brother alone. "Él lanzaba piedras a los matones para que dejaran a su hermano pequeño en paz.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTropezarTo lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot."The horse, startled by the loud noise, pecked forward, then stumbled and fell. "El caballo, asustado por el fuerte ruido, tropezó hacia adelante, luego tropezó y cayó.animalactionvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManchas, picadurasDiscoloration caused by fungus growth or insects."an occurrence of peck in rice"Una aparición de manchas en el arroz.biologyplantdiseaseinsectagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
