Word Information

Pick

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Definitions for Pick

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

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