Peck | Mean of peck in English Dictionary

/ˈpɛk/

• Verb
• to strike sharply at something with the beak
1. A crow pecked at the lawn, hunting for bugs.
2. The hen pecked my finger.
• to make (something) by pecking with the beak
1. The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.
• to kiss (someone) lightly and quickly
1. He pecked his wife on the cheek as he headed out the door.

• to take small bites of (food)
1. Her son pecked at his food and said he wasn't hungry.
• Noun
• the act of pecking something
1. The bird took a peck at the corn. [=the bird pecked the corn]
• a quick kiss
1. She gave her son a peck on the cheek.
• a unit for measuring an amount of fruit, vegetables, or grain that is equal to about 8.8 liters in the U.S. and about 9.1 liters in the U.K.