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1. (noun) choice, pick, selection
the person or thing chosen 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 best people 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 warp yarn in weaving

5. (noun) pick, plectrum, plectron
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

6. (noun) pick
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"

7. (noun) pick, pickax, pickaxe
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"

8. (noun) pick
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
"he was called for setting an illegal pick"

9. (verb) 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 constant criticism
"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 picking motion

21. (verb) nibble, pick, piece
eat intermittently; take small bites of
"He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"


Definitions of 'Pick' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) Pick
a sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock

2. (noun) Pick
a heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, -- used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones

3. (noun) Pick
a pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler

4. (noun) Pick
choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick

5. (noun) Pick
that which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock

6. (noun) Pick
a particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet

7. (noun) Pick
that which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture

8. (noun) Pick
the blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch

9.  Pick
to throw; to pitch

10.  Pick
to peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin

11.  Pick
to separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc

12.  Pick
to open (a lock) as by a wire

13.  Pick
to pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc

14.  Pick
to remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket

15.  Pick
to choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; -- often with out

16.  Pick
to take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; -- often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information

17.  Pick
to trim

18. (verb) Pick
to eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble

19. (verb) Pick
to do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care

20. (verb) Pick
to steal; to pilfer


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