What is the meaning of peck at?

verb

  • Eat like a bird.
    • usage: "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
13
 
|15 years ago|1.4k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). peck at. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/peck_at/definitions/1300888
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "peck at" http://smartdefine.org/peck_at/definitions/1300888 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, peck at, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/peck_at/definitions/1300888>.
MLAWordNet. "peck at" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/peck_at/definitions/1300888>