peck
English Thesaurus
1. a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | united states dry unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | bushel, |
| definition | : | a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches (noun.quantity) |
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | bushel, |
| definition | : | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks (noun.quantity) |
3. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, |
| definition | : | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | deluge, flood, inundation, torrent, |
| definition | : | an overwhelming number or amount (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | haymow, |
| definition | : | a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation (noun.quantity) |
4. bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)
5. eat like a bird (verb.consumption)
6. hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | strike, |
| definition | : | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact) |
7. kiss lightly (verb.contact)
8. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | fill to overflow (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | bestow in large quantities (verb.possession) |
9. bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder, |
| definition | : | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person) |
10. eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)
11. hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beak, |
| definition | : | beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) (noun.animal) |
13. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | fill to overflow (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | heap, |
| definition | : | bestow in large quantities (verb.possession) |
14. bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder, |
| definition | : | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault (noun.person) |
15. eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)
16. hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beak, |
| definition | : | beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) (noun.animal) |
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