Pick

noun
pɪk

Noun

  • 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

    Similar:Picking
    Type of:OutputProductionYield
  • the person or thing chosen or selected

    he was my pick for mayor

    Type of:Deciding
  • 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

    Similar:PickaxPickaxe
  • the act of choosing or selecting

    you can take your pick

    Type of:Action
  • a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

    he was called for setting an illegal pick

  • a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

    he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks

  • the best people or things in a group

    Similar:Cream
    Type of:Elite
  • a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

    Similar:PlectronPlectrum
    Type of:Device
  • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

    Type of:ThreadYarn

Verb

  • look for and gather

    pick mushrooms

    pick flowers

    Similar:CullPluck
    Type of:CollectGarnerGather
  • pay for something

    pick up the tab

    pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages

    Similar:Foot
    Type of:Pay
  • harass with constant criticism

    Don't always pick on your little brother

    Similar:Blame
    Type of:KnockCriticizeCriticise
  • select carefully from a group

    She finally picked her successor

    He picked his way carefully

    Type of:TakeSelectChoose
  • pilfer or rob

    pick pockets

    Type of:Rob
  • provoke

    pick a fight or a quarrel

    Type of:EvokeProvoke
  • remove in small bits

    pick meat from a bone

    Type of:TakeWithdrawRemove
  • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

    Similar:PluckPlunk
    Type of:PullDraw
  • eat intermittently; take small bites of

    Similar:NibblePiece
    Type of:Eat
  • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

    Similar:Clean
    Type of:RemoveWithdrawTake
  • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

    Type of:Pierce
  • hit lightly with a picking motion

    Similar:BeakPeck
    Type of:Strike

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