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Picking

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Definitions for Picking

noun
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
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  1. he sent the first picking of berries to the market
  2. it was the biggest peach pick in years
noun
the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
verb
select carefully from a group
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  1. She finally picked her successor
  2. He picked his way carefully
verb
look for and gather
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  1. pick mushrooms
  2. pick flowers
verb
harass with constant criticism
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blame find fault pick
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  1. Don't always pick on your little brother
verb
provoke
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  1. pick a fight or a quarrel
verb
remove in small bits
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  1. pick meat from a bone
verb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
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  1. Clean the turkey
verb
pilfer or rob
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  1. pick pockets
verb
pay for something
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  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
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  1. he plucked the strings of his mandolin
verb
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
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pick break up
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  1. Pick open the ice
verb
hit lightly with a picking motion
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verb
eat intermittently
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  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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