Synonyms of peck
38 similar words
Another word for peck is project. Other synonyms of peck are launch, cast, toss, pitch and sling.
Synonyms and similar words for peck
verbTo throw.
- flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- hurlTo throw (something) with force.
- bung Australia, UK
- castTo throw.
- chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- chunk slangTo throw.
- dashTo throw violently.
- dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
- feck
- heaveTo throw, cast.
- hieldTo throw; cast; put.
- hoy AustraliaTo throw.
- huckTo throw or chuck.
- launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- lobTo throw.
- peg slangTo throw.
- pitchTo throw.
- precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
- projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
- quoitTo throw like a quoit.
- shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- slightTo throw heedlessly.
- skewTo hurl or throw.
- slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- throw
- tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
- trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
- whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
- wingTo throw.
- yeet slang
- cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
- jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
- hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
- pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
- thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
- warp obsolete, rareTo throw.
Meaning of peck
- verb To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- verb To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.
- verb To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.
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