PECK

Meaning of PECK in English

Pronunciation: ' pek

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo-French

Date: 13th century

1 ― see WEIGHT table

2 : a large quantity or number

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PECK — I. ˈpek noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pek, from Old French 1. a. : either of two units …
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
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
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
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
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
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
PECK — _I pek n 1. пек ( мера объёма сыпучих тел; англ. ≈ 8,81 л ; амер. ≈ 7,7 л ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PECK
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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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
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
PECK — v. becar: n. beca; (mesura anglesi) du gallones = 9,08 litres
English interlingue dictionary
PECK — tuhak;tuhik;tuka;tusik
English-Visayan vocabulary
PECK — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century see: weight a large quantity or number, II. verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PECK — (n.) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (v. i.) To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (v. i.) To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (v.) To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often …
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (v.) Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with …
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (v.) To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — (n.) A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
Английский словарь Webster
PECK — ( v. ) To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( v. ) To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( v. ) Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( v. i. ) To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( v. i. ) To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( n. ) A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — ( n. ) A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PECK — v. strike with a beak or pointed tool; dig, gouge
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PECK — n. gouge, hole; strike of a beak or other pointed tool
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PECK — n. hunt and peck peck order Fort Peck Lake pecking order
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PECK — n. Function: noun Date: circa 1591 1 : an impression or hole made by pecking 2 : a quick sharp …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PECK — n. Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German pekken Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 a : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PECK — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2》 kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PECK — [noun] [C]The hen moved the chicks along with pecks (= bites with its beak) and flaps of her wings. She …
Cambridge English vocab
PECK — Synonyms and related words : abundance, acres, bags, barrel, barrels, batch, beak, brush, bug, bunt, bushel, buss, carp at, chuck, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PECK — See: HUNT AND PECK.
Slang English vocab
PECK — Victuals. Peck and booze; victuals and drink.
Slang English vocab
PECK — Classification: Village Located in: Michigan (MI) Total Population (2000): 599 Total Housing Units (2000): 253 Land Area (square meters): 2616372 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
PECK — Classification: City Located in: Idaho (ID) Total Population (2000): 186 Total Housing Units (2000): 96 Land Area (square meters): 694941 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
PECK — n. Function: verb 1 to strike at or pick up with the beak FF1C; a hen pecking the scattered grain …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PECK — n. Function: noun Synonyms: MUCH , barrel, great deal, lashings, lot, lump, mass, ||mess, pack, ||power
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PECK — I. noun Synonyms: much , barrel, great deal, lashings, lot, lump, mass, ||mess, pack, ||power II. verb 1. to strike …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PECK — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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