- peck at food
- makan sedikit2 krn tdk nafsu makan* * *makan sedikit2 karena tidak nafsu makan
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peck at food
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peck — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pek, from Anglo French Date: 13th century 1. see weight table 2. a large quantity or number II. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German pekken Date: 14th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
Peck — Peck, v. i. 1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. Carew. [1913 Webster] 2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. [1913 Webster] [The hen] went pecking by his side. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {To peck at}, to attack… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peck — Ⅰ. peck [1] ► VERB 1) (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2) kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3) (peck at) informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. 4) type slowly and laboriously. ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
peck at something — ˈpeck at sth derived to eat only a very small amount of a meal because you are not hungry Syn: pick at • She sat nervously pecking at her food. Main entry: ↑peckderived … Useful english dictionary
peck at — verb eat like a bird The anorexic girl just picks at her food • Syn: ↑pick at, ↑peck • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebo … Useful english dictionary
peck — peck1 /pek/, n. 1. a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters). 2. a container for measuring this quantity. Abbr.: pk, pk. 3. a considerable quantity: a peck of trouble. [1250 1300; ME pek … Universalium
peck — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 strike or bite (something) with a beak. 2 kiss (esp. a person s cheek) hastily or perfunctorily. 3 a make (a hole) by pecking. b (foll. by out, off) remove or pluck out by pecking. 4 colloq. (also absol.) eat (food) listlessly; … Useful english dictionary
peck — v. (d; intr.) to peck at (to peck at one s food) * * * [pek] (d; intr.) to peck at (to peck at one s food) … Combinatory dictionary
peck — I [[t]pɛk[/t]] n. 1) wam a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters) Abbr.: pk 2) wam a container for measuring this quantity 3) a considerable quantity: a peck of trouble[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
peck — peck1 [pek] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from pick] 1.) [I and T] if a bird pecks something or pecks at something, it makes quick repeated movements with its beak to try to eat part of it, make a hole in it etc peck at ▪ birds pecking at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peck — peck1 [ pek ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive when a bird pecks, it moves its beak quickly forward to hit or bite something: The fox cub had been pecked to death by crows. peck at: The birds pecked at the insect infested tree. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
