Dictionary definition · peck
noun
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent"a batch of letters"
- a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
- a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
- a light kiss
- bite by a bird
verb
- hit lightly with a picking motion
- eat by pecking at, like a bird
- kiss lightly
- eat like a bird"The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
- bother persistently with trivial complaints"She nags her husband all day long"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).