PICK

(noun) the act of choosing or selecting
"your choice of colors was unfortunate", "you can take your pick"
synonyms : choice , option , selection
(noun) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
"he was called for setting an illegal pick"
(noun) 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"
synonyms : pickax , pickaxe
(noun) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
synonyms : plectron , plectrum
(noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
synonyms : filling , weft , woof
(noun) the person or thing chosen or selected
"he was my pick for mayor"
synonyms : choice , selection
(noun) the best people or things in a group
"the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
synonyms : cream
(noun) 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"
synonyms : picking
(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
synonyms : clean
(verb) remove in small bits
"pick meat from a bone"
(verb) select carefully from a group
"She finally picked her successor", "He picked his way carefully"
(verb) harass with constant criticism
"Don't always pick on your little brother"
synonyms : blame , find fault
(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of
"He pieced at the sandwich all morning", "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
synonyms : nibble , piece
(verb) hit lightly with a picking motion
synonyms : beak , peck
(verb) look for and gather
"pick mushrooms", "pick flowers"
synonyms : cull , pluck
Sweta culled the best flowers from the lot for the flower arrangement competition. -added by Aswathy_inlas
He was asked to pluck some mushrooms. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
"Pick open the ice"
synonyms : break up
(verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
synonyms : pluck , plunk
(verb) provoke
"pick a fight or a quarrel"
(verb) pay for something
"pick up the tab", "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages", "foot the bill"
synonyms : foot
(verb) pilfer or rob
"pick pockets"

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