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hunt and peck

hunt and peck noun: the hunt-and-peck typing technique.

Noun

hunt and peck (uncountable)

  1. The hunt-and-peck typing technique.

Verb

hunt and peck (third-person singular simple present hunts and pecks, present participle hunting and pecking, simple past and past participle hunted and pecked)

  1. (transitive) to typewrite in an awkward, unskilled way, with two or even a single finger.

Synonyms of hunt and peck

Antonyms

Forms of hunt and peck

third-person singular presenthunts and pecks
present participlehunting and pecking
past participlehunted and pecked
pasthunted and pecked

Origin of hunt and peck

hunt + and + peck

Questions about hunt and peck

What does hunt and peck mean?
Hunt and peck means the hunt-and-peck typing technique.
What part of speech is hunt and peck?
Hunt and peck can be a noun or a verb.

Words near hunt and peck in the dictionary

  1. Hunsrück
  2. Hunstanton
  3. Hunsucker
  4. Hunsuckers
  5. hunt
  6. hunt and peck
  7. hunt ball
  8. hunt balls
  9. hunt board
  10. hunt boards
  11. Hunt County

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