pick
pick/pik/
verb
- take hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing."I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room"synonyms: harvest, gather (in), collect, take in, pluck, pull, dig, crop, reap, bring home, glean, garner, cull
- choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought."maybe I picked the wrong career after all"synonyms: choose, select, pick out, single out, include, handpick, decide on, settle on, fix on, sift out, sort out, take, prefer, favor, opt for, plump for, vote for, elect, name, nominate, adopt, designate, assign, appoint, allot, identify, specify, mention, cite
- make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers."she picked a hole in her tights"
- pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)."people were singing and picking guitars"synonyms: strum, twang, thrum, pluck, finger
noun
- an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives."take your pick from our extensive menu"synonyms: choice, selection, option, decision, preference, favorite
- an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
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1 · to use or work with a pick ; 2 · to gather or harvest something by plucking ; 3 · pilfer ; 4 · to eat sparingly or mincingly.
PICK meaning: 1. to take some things and leave others: 2. to take some things but not others: 3. to remove…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight.
the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.). casting vote. the deciding vote ...
pick in American English 1 · 1. to choose or select from among a group · 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke · 3. to attempt to find; seek out · 4. to ...
to say all of the things that are bad or wrong about (someone or something) : to criticize (a person or thing) in a very detailed and usually unkind way.
pick verb [T] (REMOVE). to remove small pieces from something with your fingers: You'll have to let the glue dry and then you can pick it off.
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[transitive] (rather informal) to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things. pick somebody/something Pick a number from one to twenty.
to pick out a well-known face in a crowd. to discern (sense or meaning); discriminate. to play (a melody) by ear; work out note by note. to extract by picking.
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definition 1: to choose from a group. From five flavors of ice cream, I picked chocolate. ; definition 2: to gather by pulling off or out; pluck. She picked cat ...
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