1. (

• peck ,
• pick ,
• beak

) hit lightly with a picking motion ;

2. (

• peck ,
• pick_up

) eat by pecking at, like a bird ;

3. (

• smack ,
• peck

) kiss lightly ;

4. (

• pick_at ,
• peck_at ,
• peck ,

) eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" ;

5. (

• nag ,
• peck ,
• hen-peck

) bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" ;