Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "peck" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

henpeck henpecked hunt and peck peck at peckful pecking order peckingly peckish peckproof peckproof pecky unpecked woodpeck woodpeck woodpecker

Etymologically Related To

pick

Inflected/Variant Forms

pec

Context

regional

Has Property

equivalent to 8 quarts

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

British capacity unit Imperial capacity unit United States dry unit bite buss buss chomp complain eat kick kiss kiss kvetch large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity osculate osculation plain quetch snog sound off strike

Type Of (IsA)

british capacity unit unit of dry measure unit of measure united states dry unit

Manner Of

eat strike

Part Of

bushel

Related Terms

action beak bill bird bird action bird bite bird eating bird motion birds birds mouths bite bushel bushel and chicken chicken action do eating fungus growth idaho insect intermittent key kiss michigan motion mouths pierce quantity quarter quarts strike stumble throw toe type wisconsin woodpeckers woodpeckers do

Synonym Network

batch nag pick at smack

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.