peck
[noun]
Synonyms: pick, dig, hit, jab, poke, prick, strike, tap

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I. peck¹ /pek/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from pick]

1. [intransitive and transitive] if a bird pecks something or pecks at something, it makes quick repeated movements with its beak to try to eat part of it, make a hole in it etc
peck at
birds pecking at breadcrumbs on the pavement

2. peck somebody on the cheek/forehead etc to kiss someone quickly and lightly:
She pecked her father lightly on the cheek.
peck at something phrasal verb
to eat only a little bit of a meal because you are not interested in it or not hungry:
She pecked at her food in silence.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. peck² noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: ⇒ peck¹]

1. a quick light kiss:
He gave her a quick peck on the cheek.

2. an action in which a bird pecks someone or something with its beak

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

peck
̈ɪpek
See: hunt and peck

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