| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| peck | (verb) bother persistently with trivial complaints | Synonyms: hen-peck, nag |
| (verb) eat by pecking at, like a bird | Synonyms: pick up | |
| (verb) eat like a bird | Synonyms: peck at, pick at | |
| (verb) kiss lightly | Synonyms: smack | |
| (verb) hit lightly with a picking motion | Synonyms: beak, pick | |
| peculate | (verb) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | Synonyms: defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate |