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German Meaning of peck

picken

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Definitions and Meaning of peck in English

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peck (n)

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

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peck (v)

hit lightly with a picking motion

eat by pecking at, like a bird

kiss lightly

eat like a bird

bother persistently with trivial complaints

Webster

peck (n.)

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.

A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.

Webster

peck (v.)

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.

Webster

peck (v. i.)

To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.

To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.

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picken

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons, a United States dry measure

Haufen,Scheffel,Stück,Geschäft,Dutzend,Lasten,viel,Haufen,viel,Menge

Ass,Atom,Bit,Krümel,Dab,Punkt,Dram,Fragment,Glimmer,Getreide

peccavi => ich habe gesündigt, peccary => Pekari, peccaries => Pekaris, peccari angulatus => Halsbandpekari, peccantly => sündhaft,

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