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pick
(p/I/k )

noun (n)

  • the person or thing chosen or selected(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He was my pick for mayor.
    Synonym:
    choice, selection
    source: wordnet30
  • the quantity of a crop that is harvested(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He sent the first picking of berries to the market.
    It was the biggest peach pick in years.
    Synonym:
    picking
    source: wordnet30
  • the best people or things in a group(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    cream
    source: wordnet30
  • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    filling, weft, woof
    source: wordnet30
  • a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    plectron, plectrum
    source: wordnet30
  • a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks.
    source: wordnet30
  • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    They used picks and sledges to break the rocks.
    Synonym:
    pickax, pickaxe
    source: wordnet30
  • a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body(noun.act)
    Example:
    He was called for setting an illegal pick.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of choosing or selecting(noun.act)
    Example:
    You can take your pick.
    Synonym:
    choice, option, selection
    source: wordnet30
  • A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • select carefully from a group(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    She finally picked her successor.
    He picked his way carefully.
    source: wordnet30
  • look for and gather(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Pick mushrooms.
    Pick flowers.
    Synonym:
    cull, pluck
    source: wordnet30
  • harass with constant criticism(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Don't always pick on your little brother.
    Synonym:
    blame, find fault
    source: wordnet30
  • provoke(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Pick a fight or a quarrel.
    source: wordnet30
  • remove in small bits(verb.change)
    Example:
    Pick meat from a bone.
    source: wordnet30
  • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    clean
    source: wordnet30
  • pilfer or rob(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Pick pockets.
    source: wordnet30
  • pay for something(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Pick up the tab.
    Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages.
    Synonym:
    foot
    source: wordnet30
  • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pluck, plunk
    source: wordnet30
  • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Pick open the ice.
    Synonym:
    break up
    source: wordnet30
  • hit lightly with a picking motion(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    beak, peck
    source: wordnet30
  • eat intermittently; take small bites of(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    nibble, piece
    source: wordnet30
  • To throw; to pitch.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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