peck vs deluge

peck and deluge both are nouns.

peck and deluge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No
deluge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, deluge is a hyponym of peck; that is, deluge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peck:

peck: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
deluge: an overwhelming number or amount

Other hyponyms of peck include flood, inundation, torrent, haymow.

peck (noun)	deluge (noun)
a light kiss	a heavy rain
bite by a bird	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	an overwhelming number or amount
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

peck (verb)	deluge (verb)
bother persistently with trivial complaints	fill or cover completely, usually with water
eat by pecking at, like a bird	charge someone with too many tasks
eat like a bird	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
kiss lightly
hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between peck and deluge

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