peck
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a batch of letters
Types & categories
- large indefinite quantity hypernym
- deluge hyponym
- haymow hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
hit lightly with a picking motion
Types & categories
- strike hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
Types & categories
- British capacity unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- bushel part holonym
Sense 4 verb
eat by pecking at, like a bird
Types & categories
- eat hypernym
Related & opposite
- beak derivation
Sense 5 noun
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
Types & categories
- United States dry unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 6 verb
kiss lightly
Types & categories
- kiss hypernym
Related & opposite
- smooch derivation
Sense 7 verb
eat like a bird
The anorexic girl just picks at her food
Types & categories
- eat hypernym
Sense 8 verb
bother persistently with trivial complaints
She nags her husband all day long
Types & categories
- plain hypernym
Related & opposite
- nag derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | heap |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cram |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jam |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | heap |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plenteous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | large indefinite quantity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deluge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | haymow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | beak |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | beak |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | strike |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bushel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | British capacity unit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | beak |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | eat |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bushel |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | dry quart |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | United States dry unit |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | smooch |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | kiss |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | eat |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | nag |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | plain |