Word Meaning

pecks definition and meaning

n. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
n. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
v. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
v. Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements.
v. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up.
v. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
v. i. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
v. i. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
n. A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.

Crossword clues for pecks

- A heap
- butterfly
- Eat like a bird
- Kiss
- Light kiss
- Pick at
- Quick kiss
- To strike with the beak as a bird
- Bites with a beak
- Eats like a bird
- Kisses playfully
- Quick kisses