Peck vs. Pick
Peckverb
To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument.
Peckverb
(transitive) To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
Peckverb
To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
Peckverb
To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.
Peckverb
To do something in small, intermittent pieces.
Peckverb
To type by searching for each key individually.
Peckverb
(rare) To type in general.
Peckverb
To kiss briefly.
Peckverb
(regional) To throw.
Peckverb
To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of teh flat of the foot.
Pecknoun
An act of striking with a beak.
Pecknoun
A small kiss.
Pecknoun
One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
Pecknoun
A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
Pecknoun
The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
Pecknoun
A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
Pecknoun
A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.
Peckverb
To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
Peckverb
Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements.
Peckverb
To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; - often with up.
Peckverb
To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.
Peckverb
To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
Peckverb
To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.
Pecknoun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
Pecknoun
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
Pecknoun
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
Peckverb
hit lightly with a picking motion
Peckverb
eat by pecking at, like a bird
Peckverb
kiss lightly
Peckverb
eat like a bird;
Peckverb
bother persistently with trivial complaints;
Peck
A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09 liters and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.81 liters.
Picknoun
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
Picknoun
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
Picknoun
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
Picknoun
A choice; ability to choose.
Picknoun
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
Picknoun
(basketball) A screen.
Picknoun
(lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
Picknoun
(American football) An interception.
Picknoun
(baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder.
Picknoun
(baseball) A pickoff.
Picknoun
(music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
Picknoun
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
Picknoun
(obsolete) A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Picknoun
A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.
Picknoun
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
Picknoun
(weaving) The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
Pickverb
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
Pickverb
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
Pickverb
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
Pickverb
To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
Pickverb
To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
Pickverb
To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
Pickverb
(cricket) To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
Pickverb
(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
Pickverb
To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
Pickverb
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
Pickverb
To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Pickverb
To steal; to pilfer.
Pickverb
(obsolete) To throw; to pitch.
Pickverb
(dated) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
Pickverb
(ambitransitive) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
Pickverb
To throw; to pitch.
Pickverb
To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
Pickverb
To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
Pickverb
To open (a lock) as by a wire.
Pickverb
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
Pickverb
To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
Pickverb
To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; - often with out.
Pickverb
To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; - often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.
Pickverb
To trim.
Pickverb
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
Pickverb
To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Pickverb
To steal; to pilfer.
Picknoun
A sharp-pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
Picknoun
A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, - used for digging ino the ground by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
Picknoun
A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Picknoun
Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.
Picknoun
That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.
Picknoun
A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet.
Picknoun
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
Picknoun
The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute;
Picknoun
the person or thing chosen or selected;
Picknoun
the quantity of a crop that is harvested;
Picknoun
the best people or things in a group;
Picknoun
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Picknoun
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
Picknoun
a thin sharp implement used for picking;
Picknoun
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;
Picknoun
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body;
Picknoun
the act of choosing or selecting;
Pickverb
select carefully from a group;
Pickverb
look for and gather;
Pickverb
harass with constant criticism;
Pickverb
provoke;
Pickverb
remove in small bits;
Pickverb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
Pickverb
pilfer or rob;
Pickverb
pay for something;
Pickverb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion;
Pickverb
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example;
Pickverb
hit lightly with a picking motion
Pickverb
eat intermittently; take small bites of;
Pickverb
detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing
Pickverb
take hold of and lift or move
Pickverb
take hold of and lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole.
Pickverb
choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives
Pickverb
walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best places to put one's feet
Pickverb
repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers
Pickverb
make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers
Pickverb
eat food in small amounts or without much appetite
Pickverb
remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument
Pickverb
criticize someone in a petty way
Pickverb
pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
Picknoun
an act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives
Picknoun
the person or thing perceived as the best in a group
Picknoun
someone or something that has been selected
Picknoun
an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
Picknoun
a tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.
Picknoun
an instrument for picking
Picknoun
a plectrum
