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    pick - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pick

    Definition
    (noun) the person or thing chosen or selected
    Synonyms : choice , selection
    Example Sentence
    • he was my pick for mayor
    Definition
    (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
    Definition
    (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
    Definition
    (noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    Synonyms : filling , weft , woof
    Definition
    (noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    Synonyms : plectron , plectrum
    Definition
    (noun) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
    Example Sentence
    • he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
    Definition
    (noun) a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
    Synonyms : pickax , pickaxe
    Example Sentence
    • they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
    Definition
    (noun) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
    Example Sentence
    • he was called for setting an illegal pick
    Definition
    (noun) the act of choosing or selecting
    Synonyms : choice , option , selection
    Example Sentence
    • your choice of colors was unfortunate
    • you can take your pick
    Definition
    (verb) select carefully from a group
    Example Sentence
    • She finally picked her successor
    • He picked his way carefully
    Definition
    (verb) look for and gather
    Synonyms : cull , pluck
    Example Sentence
    • pick mushrooms
    • pick flowers
    Definition
    (verb) harass with constant criticism
    Synonyms : blame , find fault
    Example Sentence
    • Don't always pick on your little brother
    Definition
    (verb) provoke
    Example Sentence
    • pick a fight or a quarrel
    Definition
    (verb) remove in small bits
    Example Sentence
    • pick meat from a bone
    Definition
    (verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
    Synonyms : clean
    Example Sentence
    • Clean the turkey
    Definition
    (verb) pilfer or rob
    Example Sentence
    • pick pockets
    Definition
    (verb) pay for something
    Synonyms : foot
    Example Sentence
    • pick up the tab
    • pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
    • foot the bill
    Definition
    (verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
    Synonyms : pluck , plunk
    Example Sentence
    • he plucked the strings of his mandolin
    Definition
    (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
    Definition
    (verb) hit lightly with a picking motion
    Synonyms : beak , peck
    Definition
    (verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of
    Synonyms : nibble , piece
    Example Sentence
    • He pieced at the sandwich all morning
    • She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles

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