peck II 2. v. 1) клевать (at), долбить клювом; to peck a hole - продолбить дырку; That bird makes such a terrible noise, pecking at the tree in search of insects. The chickens fight by pecking at each other.
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peck II 2. v. 2) joc. чмокнуть
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peck II 2. v. 3) coll. отщипывать (пищу); мало есть; Try to eat your dinner, Mary,you've only pecked at it.
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peck II 2. v. 4) coll. заниматься (чем-л.) поверхностно; Let's deal properly with the question, instead of just pecking at it.
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peck II 2. v. 5) coll. пилить, бранить, "клевать"; That new teacher is always pecking at our spelling mistakes.
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peck II 2. v. 6) копать киркой (обыкн. peck up, peck down)