peck

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PECK

to eat reluctantly and in small bites <found out that fashion models never really eat—they just peck at small meals in expensive restaurants>

Synonyms peck, pick

Related Words graze, nosh, snack; taste

Near Antonyms gorge, gormandize, overeat, pig out, swill

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object <the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently>

Synonyms gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce

Related Words spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice

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