1. peck - Noun
2. peck - Verb
4. Peck - Proper noun
The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements.
To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up.
To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is a true saying that a man must eat a peck of salt with his friend before he knows him. Miguel de Cervantes
I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at. William Shakespeare
This peck of troubles. Miguel de Cervantes
Ravens do not peck each other's eyes out. Bulgarian Proverb
The chicken that stays in the farmyard, will peck the crumbs. Portuguese Proverb
The best payment is on the peck bottom. English Proverb