PECK AT

Meaning of PECK AT in English

verb

Synonyms: nag , carp (at), fuss, henpeck

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PECK AT — eat very little; look for defects, try to find flaws
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PECK AT — informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. → peck
Concise Oxford English vocab
PECK AT — Function: verb Synonyms: NAG , carp (at), fuss, henpeck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PECK — I. ˈpek noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pek, from Old French 1. a. : either of two units …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PECK — (v.) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — ( v. ) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( n. ) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — peck 1 /pek/ , n. 1. a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — I. ˈpek noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century 1. — see weight table 2. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PECK — noun a great deal; a large or excessive quantity. 2. peck ·vi to pick up food with the beak; hence, …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
PECK — [peck] n [ME pek, fr. MF] (13c) 1: either of two units of dry capacity equal to 1/4 bushel: a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PECK — unit of capacity in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems of measurement. In the United States the peck is …
Britannica English vocabulary
PECK — peck, Peck BrE AmE pek ▷ pecked pekt ▷ pecking ˈpek ɪŋ ▷ pecks peks ▶ ˈ pecking ˌ order …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PECK — / pek; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. peck (at sth) ( of birds ) to move the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PECK — I. peck 1 /pek/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from pick ] 1 . [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PECK — n. 1 a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8 quarts. 2 a vessel used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PECK — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PECK — n. 1 a measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to 2 gallons or 8 quarts. 2 a vessel used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PECK — v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PECK — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person's cheek) hastily …
Oxford English vocab
PECK — ( pecks, pecking, pecked) 1. If a bird pecks at something or pecks something, it moves its beak forward quickly …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PECK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If a bird ~s at something or ~s something, it moves its beak forward quickly and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PECK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ Some …
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PECK — verb Peck is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bird , ↑ chicken , ↑ hen Peck is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PECK — I сущ. 1) мера сыпучих тел (=1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) а) в Америке эквивалентна 537.605 кубическим дюймам б) в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PECK — peck.ogg _I pek n 1. пек ( мера объёма сыпучих тел; англ. ≈ 8,81 л ; амер. ≈ 7,7 л …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AT — at.ogg æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PECK — _I pek n 1. пек ( мера объёма сыпучих тел; англ. ≈ 8,81 л ; амер. ≈ 7,7 л ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AT — prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, около at the door the window, the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PECK — I сущ. 1) мера сыпучих тел ( = 1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л ) а) в Америке эквивалентна 537.605 кубическим …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AT — I æt ( полная форма ); ət ( редуцированная форма ) предл. 1) ( самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PECK — I сущ. 1) мера сыпучих тел (- 1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) а) в Америке эквивалентна 537.605 кубическим дюймам б) в Великобритании эквивалентна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AT — I [‡«] (полная форма); [†«] (редуцированная форма) at.wav предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PECK — _I _n. 1> мера сыпучих тел (= 1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) 2> множество, масса, куча; - peck of troubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AT — _prep. 1> в пространств. значении указывает на а> местонахождение в, на, у, при; б> движение в определенном направлении в, к, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PECK — I n. 1. мера сыпучих тел (= 1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) 2. множество, масса, куча; - peck of troubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PECK — _I pek _n. 1> мера сыпучих тел (= 1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) 2> множество, масса, куча; a peck of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PECK — I сущ. 1) мера сыпучих тел (=1/4 бушеля или 9,08 л) а) в Америке эквивалентна 537.605 кубическим дюймам б) в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TIME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief period/time ▪ He lived there all his life, apart from a brief …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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STARE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flinty look/stare ▪ Duvall gave him a flinty stare. frosty stare/look/tone ▪ He gave …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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LOOK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief look ▪ He gave her a brief look. a lived-in look/feel ▪ …
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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GLANCE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a nervous look/glance ▪ Lucy swallowed as she sent him a nervous glance. a …
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DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
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