peck vs pick up

pick up vs peck

peck is a noun but pick up is not a noun.

peck and pick up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No
pick up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, peck and pick up are synonyms defined as:

peck and pick up: eat by pecking at, like a bird

peck (noun)	pick up (noun)
a light kiss
bite by a bird
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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)	pick up (verb)
bother persistently with trivial complaints	gain or regain energy
eat by pecking at, like a bird	improve significantly; go from bad to good
eat like a bird	lift out or reflect from a background
kiss lightly	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
hit lightly with a picking motion	eat by pecking at, like a bird
	take into custody
	take up by hand
	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
	take and lift upward
	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
	register (perceptual input)
	buy casually or spontaneously
	gather or collect
	get in addition, as an increase
	meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between peck and pick up

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