(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"
Used in a Sentence
peck
How to use peck in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for peck.
Editorial note
Many look at the keyboard over glasses and hunt and peck.
Examples11
Definitions8
Parts of speech2
Quick take
(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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of peck gathered in one view.
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for peck.
noun
(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"
See also: batch
noun
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
noun
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
verb
hit lightly with a picking motion
verb
eat by pecking at, like a bird
verb
kiss lightly
See also: smack
verb
eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
verb
bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long"
Example sentences
Many look at the keyboard over glasses and hunt and peck.
Now I think I should send them a thank you letter as I watch everyone hunt and peck.
Chiclet keyboards are made for non-touch typists, the kind of people who need to hunt and peck with big fat fingers.
You'd be surprised how many senior-level people are hunt and peck typers.
The Opera browser makes the peck and hunt game on desktop versions of sites obsolete.
It's like I'm being constantly invaded by a hoard of blind dumb chickens trying to peck my eyes out by hitting their heads against a fence.
Additionally, sometimes I take great care to cleanly peck each and every kernel out of its socket.
* I wish I had a thinking interface to computers instead of having to take my damn phone out of my pocket and peck at it to get it to work.
Sure, it's different but it doesn't mean it's better, especially when it forced people to hunt, peck, and guess for functionality, something that UX is supposed to get rid of.
When I type Qwerty, I can't help but notice "wow, my hands are moving all over the place".Edit: I should mention that I accomplish switching by using two-finger hunt-and-peck with Qwerty and touch-typing on Dvorak, which maybe lessens it a bit.
In general I'm expecting the exploration of cell signaling to be every bit as complicated as the hunt-and-peck approach taken to finding ways to interfere with cancer: a lot of proteins, different in most tissues.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use peck in a sentence?
Many look at the keyboard over glasses and hunt and peck.
What does peck mean?
(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"
What part of speech is peck?
peck is commonly used as noun, verb.