Peck Very Common

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

"a batch of letters"

"a deal of trouble"

"a lot of money"

"he made a mint on the stock market"

"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"

"it must have cost plenty"

"a slew of journalists"

"a wad of money"

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

"The old recipe called for two pecks of apples, which was enough fruit to fill our entire kitchen sink."

a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

"The old recipe called for pecks of apples, so I had to rent two large bushel baskets from the farm supply store to hold them all."

An act of striking with a beak.

"The store clerk wrote down my order with a peck instead of pec, so I had to ask them to correct it."

One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.

Discoloration caused by fungus growth or insects.

Misspelling of pec.

hit lightly with a picking motion

"The curious bird pecked at the crusty seed on my palm, tapping it rhythmically before swallowing it whole."

eat by pecking at, like a bird

"The curious chick began to peck at its mother's food before she had even finished chewing it."

kiss lightly

"She leaned over and gave her husband a quick peck on the cheek before rushing out the door."

eat like a bird

"The anorexic girl just picks at her food"

bother persistently with trivial complaints

"She nags her husband all day long"

To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

"The angry cat tried to peck the fly out of the air but missed it completely."

To throw.

A surname​.

"The local historian mentioned that several famous botanists in the 18th century bore the surname Peck."