1. (noun)choice, pick, selection the person or thingchosen or selected "he was my pick for mayor"
2. (noun)picking, pick 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"
3. (noun)cream, pick the bestpeople or things in a group "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
4. (noun)woof, weft, filling, pick the yarn woven across the warpyarn in weaving
6. (noun)pick a thin sharpimplement used for removing unwanted material "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
7. (noun)pick, pickax, pickaxe a heavyirontool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
8. (noun)pick a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
9. (noun)choice, selection, option, pick the act of choosing or selecting "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
10. (verb)pick select carefully from a group "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
11. (verb)pick, pluck, cull look for and gather "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
12. (verb)blame, find fault, pick harass with constantcriticism "Don't always pick on your little brother"
13. (verb)pick provoke "pick a fight or a quarrel"
14. (verb)pick remove in small bits "pick meat from a bone"
15. (verb)clean, pick remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits "Clean the turkey"
16. (verb)pick pilfer or rob "pick pockets"
17. (verb)foot, pick pay for something "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
18. (verb)pluck, plunk, pick pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
19. (verb)pick, break up attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example "Pick open the ice"
20. (verb)peck, pick, beak hit lightly with a pickingmotion
21. (verb)nibble, pick, piece eat intermittently; takesmall bites of "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"