peck
2
8.0
- noun
- /pɛk/
- Archaic
:
montón
- He brought home a peck of apples from the farmers' market.
Peter Piper picked a pepper Peck of.
- Peter Piper picked a pepper Peck of.
Examples
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♪ I love you a bushel and a peck
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So he's gonna be in a whole peck of trouble if the war goes on much longer.
Fiction book (1994) -
You two are a peck of trouble, you know that?
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- You are in a peck of trouble.
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Well, honey, you show got yo' se'f in a peck o' trouble.
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It's just a peck.
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Mr. Pickles, how many pecks of pickled peppers did you pick?
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Marched real lordly through two pecks of young strawberries this morning.
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After the storm, the town had a peck of debris to clean up.
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The enthusiast collected a peck of rare coins over the years.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
677
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
46
5.7
A large number of things or people
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
13
2.9
A large number or amount of something
11
7.8
A large number or amount of something
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
3
6.6
A fairly large amount of something
1
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude, informal speech
1
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
9.9
A large amount of something
1
9.9
A very large amount of something that people say in rude language
A large amount of things, like books or food
A large amount of something like land or grain
A very large amount of something
A very large amount of something often said in rude language
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Etymology
Peck The informal use meaning 'a large quantity or number' comes from the measurement peck, and because a peck was a common, fixed amount people began using 'a peck of' to talk about a lot of something.