peck

(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent. Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad. Examples: "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."

(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. Synonyms: pick, beak.

(verb) eat by pecking at, like a bird. Synonyms: pick up.

(verb) kiss lightly. Synonyms: smack.

(verb) eat like a bird. Synonyms: pick at, peck at. Examples: "The anorexic girl just picks at her food."

(verb) bother persistently with trivial complaints. Synonyms: nag, hen-peck. Examples: "She nags her husband all day long."