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pick

Nouns

• (n) the person or thing chosen or selected
  • he was my pick for mayor
  choice, selection,
• (n) the quantity of a crop that is harvested
  • he sent the first picking of berries to the market
  • it was the biggest peach pick in years
  picking,
• (n) the best people or things in a group
  • the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
  cream,
• (n) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving weft, woof, filling,
• (n) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument plectron, plectrum,
• (n) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
  • he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
• (n) a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
  • they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
  pickax, pickaxe,
• (n) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
  • he was called for setting an illegal pick
• (n) the act of choosing or selecting
  • your choice of colors was unfortunate
  • you can take your pick
  selection, choice, option,

Verbs

• (v) select carefully from a group
  • She finally picked her successor
  • He picked his way carefully
• (v) look for and gather
  • pick mushrooms
  • pick flowers
  cull, pluck,
• (v) harass with constant criticism
  • Don't always pick on your little brother
  find fault, blame,
• (v) provoke
  • pick a fight or a quarrel
• (v) remove in small bits
  • pick meat from a bone
• (v) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
  • Clean the turkey
  clean,
• (v) pilfer or rob
  • pick pockets
• (v) pay for something
  • pick up the tab
  • pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
  • foot the bill
  foot,
• (v) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
  • he plucked the strings of his mandolin
  pluck, plunk,
• (v) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
  • Pick open the ice
  break up,
• (v) hit lightly with a picking motion beak, peck,
• (v) eat intermittently; take small bites of
  • He pieced at the sandwich all morning
  • She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
  nibble, piece,

Synonyms

choice selection picking cull pluck cream find fault blame weft woof filling plectron plectrum clean pickax pickaxe foot plunk option break up beak peck nibble piece

See also

receive pick up catch pluck pull off pick off tweak pick over sieve out get a line get wind get word discover find out hear learn see cull out winnow

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