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pick [n]
 
1)the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
    Synonyms :choice selection 
    See Also: deciding  pleasure  favorite  way 
 
2)the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
    Synonyms :picking 
    See Also: output  cull 
 
3)the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
    Synonyms :cream 
    See Also: elite 
 
4)the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    Synonyms :filling weft woof 
    See Also: thread  weave  cloth 
 
5)a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    Synonyms :plectron plectrum 
    See Also: device  guitar_pick 
 
6)a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: hand_tool  ice_pick  toothpick 
 
7)a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
    Synonyms :pickax pickaxe 
    See Also: edge_tool  break_up  mattock 
 
8)a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: basketball_play 
 
9)the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
    Synonyms :choice option selection 
    See Also: action  choose  choose  casting  coloration  sampling  conclusion  volition  election  ballot 
 
pick [v]
 
1)select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: choose  choice  cream  choice  chooser  hand-pick 
 
2)look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
    Synonyms :cull pluck 
    See Also: collect  cull_out  picker  picking  pick_up  catch  pick_up  pick_off  pick_over  discover  mushroom  berry 
 
3)harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
    Synonyms :blame find_fault 
    See Also: criticise  cynic  blame 
 
4)provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: call_forth 
 
5)remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: remove 
 
6)remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
    Synonyms :clean 
    See Also: remove 
 
7)pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: rob  pickings 
 
8)pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
    Synonyms :foot 
    See Also: pay 
 
9)pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
    Synonyms :pluck plunk 
    See Also: draw  pluck  twang 
 
10)attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
    Synonyms :break_up 
    See Also: chop  pierce 
 
11)hit lightly with a picking motion
    Synonyms :beak peck 
    See Also: strike  beak  beak 
 
12)eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
    Synonyms :nibble piece 
    See Also: eat  piece  nibble  nibbler 
 




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