peck peck /ˈpɛk/

noun

1. A United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches  ( peck )
   a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
   
2. A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons  ( peck )
   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
   
3. (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
   (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
    A batch of letters
   a batch of letters
    A deal of trouble
   a deal of trouble
    A lot of money
   a lot of money
    He made a mint on the stock market
   he made a mint on the stock market
    See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    It must have cost plenty
   it must have cost plenty
    A slew of journalists
   a slew of journalists
    A wad of money
   a wad of money
   

verb

1. () Hit lightly with a picking motion  ( beak , pick , peck )
   hit lightly with a picking motion
   
2. () Eat by pecking at, like a bird  ( pick up , peck )
   eat by pecking at, like a bird
   
3. Bother persistently with trivial complaints  ( hen-peck [Informal] , peck , henpeck [Informal] , nag )
   bother persistently with trivial complaints
    She nags her husband all day long
   She nags her husband all day long
   
4. Eat like a bird  ( peck , peck at , pick at )
   eat like a bird
    The anorexic girl just picks at her food
   The anorexic girl just picks at her food
   
5. [Informal] Kiss lightly  ( peck [Informal] , smack )
   kiss lightly