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The correct spelling is peck.
How to pronounce peck
/pɛk/
nounIPA: /pɛk/
Say it like: Pek
The correct spelling is peck. An act of striking with a beak. For example: "The birds pecked at their food."
Usage Examples
“The birds pecked at their food.”
“to peck a hole in a tree”
“He has been pecking away at that project for some time now.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act of striking with a beak.
- 2.A small kiss.
- 3.One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
- 4.A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
- 5.Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects.
verb
- 1.To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- 2.To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
- 3.To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
- 4.To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.
- 5.To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
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