peck

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for peck

peck 🔊 /pɛˈk/

peck : ඉතා ටිකක් කනවා

peck : හොටෙන් දෙන පහර

peck : ගල්වලින් ගසනවා

peck : ඇහිඳ කනවා

peck : ගොඩක්

peck : හොටෙන් පහරදීම

peck : චඤ්චූව

peck : පැකය

peck : අවුළා ගන්නවා

peck : තුඩෙන් කොටනවා

peck : ඉඹිනවා

peck : කෙටීම

peck : හොට ගහනවා

peck definition

Noun.

  1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.
  2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.
  3. A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument.

Verb.

  1. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree.
  2. Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements.
  3. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up.
  4. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.
  2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.