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pick - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pick
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(noun) the person or thing chosen or selected
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(noun) the quantity of a crop that is harvested
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(noun) the best people or things in a group
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(noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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(noun) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
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(noun) a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
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(noun) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
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(noun) the act of choosing or selecting
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(verb) select carefully from a group
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(verb) look for and gather
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(verb) harass with constant criticism
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(verb) provoke
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(verb) remove in small bits
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(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
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(verb) pilfer or rob
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(verb) pay for something
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(verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
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(verb) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
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(verb) hit lightly with a picking motion
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(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of
(noun) the person or thing chosen or selected
Example Sentence
- he was my pick for mayor
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(noun) the quantity of a crop that is harvested
Synonyms :
picking
Example Sentence
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
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(noun) the best people or things in a group
Synonyms :
cream
Example Sentence
- the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
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(noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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(noun) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
Example Sentence
- he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
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(noun) a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
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- they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
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(noun) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
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- he was called for setting an illegal pick
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(noun) the act of choosing or selecting
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- your choice of colors was unfortunate
- you can take your pick
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(verb) select carefully from a group
Example Sentence
- She finally picked her successor
- He picked his way carefully
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(verb) look for and gather
Example Sentence
- pick mushrooms
- pick flowers
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(verb) harass with constant criticism
Synonyms :
blame
,
find fault
Example Sentence
- Don't always pick on your little brother
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(verb) provoke
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- pick a fight or a quarrel
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(verb) remove in small bits
Example Sentence
- pick meat from a bone
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(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Synonyms :
clean
Example Sentence
- Clean the turkey
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(verb) pilfer or rob
Example Sentence
- pick pockets
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(verb) pay for something
Synonyms :
foot
Example Sentence
- pick up the tab
- pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
- foot the bill
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(verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
Example Sentence
- he plucked the strings of his mandolin
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(verb) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
Synonyms :
break up
Example Sentence
- Pick open the ice
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(verb) hit lightly with a picking motion
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(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of
Example Sentence
- He pieced at the sandwich all morning
- She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles