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peck [n]
 
1)(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"; "it must have cost plenty"
    Synonyms :batch deal flock good_deal great_deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint muckle pile plenty pot quite_a_little raft sight slew spate stack tidy_sum wad whole_lot whole_slew 
    See Also: large_indefinite_amount  chock_up  jam  heap  heap  deluge 
 
2)a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
    Synonyms :
    See Also: british_capacity_unit  bushel 
 
3)a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
    Synonyms :
    See Also: united_states_dry_unit  bushel  dry_quart 
 
peck [v]
 
1)hit lightly with a picking motion
    Synonyms :beak pick 
    See Also: strike  beak  beak 
 
2)eat by pecking at, like a bird
    Synonyms :pick_up 
    See Also: eat  beak 
 
3)kiss lightly
    Synonyms :smack 
    See Also: buss  smack 
 
4)eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
    Synonyms :peck_at pick_at 
    See Also: eat 
 
5)bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
    Synonyms :hen-peck nag 
    See Also: complain  common_scold 
 



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