The meaning of PECK is a unit of capacity equal to ¼ bushel. How to use peck in a sentence.

A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, [1] equivalent to 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09218 liters and a US customary …

Chickens, when they dust-bathe, scratch and peck, are highly likely to ingest soil.

PECK definition: to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, especially with quick, repeated movements. See examples of peck used in a sentence.

If you peck someone on the cheek, you give them a quick, light kiss. Elizabeth walked up to him and pecked him on the cheek. [VERB noun + on] She pecked his cheek. [VERB noun]

a. A stroke or light blow with the beak or a pointed instrument. b. A mark or hole made by such a stroke. 2. Informal A light quick kiss. [Middle English pecken, probably variant of piken, to peck …

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun peck, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Dec 14, 2025 · The rooster had been known to fly on her shoulder and peck her neck, so that now she carried a stick or took one of the children with her when she went to feed the fowls.

Peck /pɛk/ n Gregory. 1916–2003, US film actor; his films include Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Gunfighter (1950), The Big Country (1958), To Kill a Mockingbird (1963), The Omen …

: a unit for measuring an amount of fruit, vegetables, or grain that is equal to about 8.8 liters in the U.S. and about 9.1 liters in the U.K.