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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"

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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"

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basketball_play

9)	the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

Synonyms :

choice option selection

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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"

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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

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criticise cynic blame

4)	provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"

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call_forth

5)	remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"

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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"

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rob pickings

8)	pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"

Synonyms :

foot

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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

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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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