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   peck

   /pɛk/

   verb

   • 1. (of a bird) strike or bite something with its beak: "two geese were pecking at some grain" Similar bitenipstrikehittaprapjabpokeprick
   • ▪ make (a hole) by striking with the beak: "robins are the worst culprits, pecking holes in every cherry"
   • ▪ kiss (someone) lightly or perfunctorily: "she pecked him on the cheek" Similar kissplant a kissgive someone a peckinformal:give someone a smacker
   • ▪ (of a person) eat (food) listlessly or daintily: "don't peck at your food, eat a whole mouthful" Similar nibblepick atpick overtake very small bites fromeat listlesslytoy withplay witheat like a birdshow no appetite foreat sparingly of
   • ▪ type (something) laboriously: "Paul was pecking out letters with two fingers on his typewriter"
   • ▪ strike with a pick or other tool: "part of a wall was pecked down and carted away"

   noun

   • 1. a stroke or bite by a bird with its beak: "the bird managed to give its attacker a sharp peck"
   • ▪ a light or perfunctory kiss: "a fatherly peck on the cheek"
   • 2. food: archaic, informal "he wants a little more peck"

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin; compare with Middle Low German pekken ‘peck (with the beak)’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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