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pick

(p/I/k )

noun (n)

the person or thing chosen or selected(noun.cognition)

Example:
He was my pick for mayor.

Synonym:
choice, selection

source: wordnet30
the quantity of a crop that is harvested(noun.quantity)

Example:
He sent the first picking of berries to the market.
It was the biggest peach pick in years.

Synonym:
picking

source: wordnet30
the best people or things in a group(noun.group)

Synonym:
cream

source: wordnet30
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
filling, weft, woof

source: wordnet30
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
plectron, plectrum

source: wordnet30
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material(noun.artifact)

Example:
He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks.

source: wordnet30
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends(noun.artifact)

Example:
They used picks and sledges to break the rocks.

Synonym:
pickax, pickaxe

source: wordnet30
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body(noun.act)

Example:
He was called for setting an illegal pick.

source: wordnet30
the act of choosing or selecting(noun.act)

Example:
You can take your pick.

Synonym:
choice, option, selection

source: wordnet30
A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

select carefully from a group(verb.cognition)

Example:
She finally picked her successor.
He picked his way carefully.

source: wordnet30
look for and gather(verb.contact)

Example:
Pick mushrooms.
Pick flowers.

Synonym:
cull, pluck

source: wordnet30
harass with constant criticism(verb.communication)

Example:
Don't always pick on your little brother.

Synonym:
blame, find fault

source: wordnet30
provoke(verb.creation)

Example:
Pick a fight or a quarrel.

source: wordnet30
remove in small bits(verb.change)

Example:
Pick meat from a bone.

source: wordnet30
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits(verb.change)

Synonym:
clean

source: wordnet30
pilfer or rob(verb.possession)

Example:
Pick pockets.

source: wordnet30
pay for something(verb.possession)

Example:
Pick up the tab.
Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages.

Synonym:
foot

source: wordnet30
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion(verb.contact)

Synonym:
pluck, plunk

source: wordnet30
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example(verb.contact)

Example:
Pick open the ice.

Synonym:
break up

source: wordnet30
hit lightly with a picking motion(verb.contact)

Synonym:
beak, peck

source: wordnet30
eat intermittently; take small bites of(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
nibble, piece

source: wordnet30
To throw; to pitch.(verb)

source: webster1913
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.(verb)

source: webster1913

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