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English to English noun
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(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons | | source: wordnet30
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a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches | | source: wordnet30
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The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. | | source: webster1913
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A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument. | | source: webster1913
verb
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hit lightly with a picking motion | | source: wordnet30
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eat by pecking at, like a bird | | source: wordnet30
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kiss lightly | | source: wordnet30
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eat like a bird | | Example: The anorexic girl just picks at her food
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
bother persistently with trivial complaints | | Example: She nags her husband all day long
source: wordnet30
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To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree. | | source: webster1913
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To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. | | source: webster1913
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