peck-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Hit lightly with a picking motion.

Examples:
He pecked the side of the building with a chisel.
We pecked at the lawnmover engine until it started.

Mappings:
VerbNet: swat-18.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Kiss lightly.

Examples:
He pecked her cheek sweetly.
She pecks him quickly before her father walks in.

Mappings:
VerbNet: swat-18.2,touch-20
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: Eat with a pecking motion, perhaps selectively.

Commentary: Includes: PECK AT

Examples:
The anorexic girl just pecks at her food.
The bird pecked at the worm.
I pecked at the chicken but didn't eat much.

Mappings:
VerbNet: chew-39.2-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: peck.01,peck.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
peck_at 1

Sense Number 4: Bother persistently with trivial complaints.

Commentary: Includes: PECK AT

Examples:
He pecks at his wife with constant complaints.
Stop pecking your boss for a raise.
She pecks her husband all day long.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5