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2. | ![]() Synonyms: picking | |
3. | pick - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" Synonyms: cream | |
4. | pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | |
5. | pick - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | |
6. | pick - a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks" | |
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8. | pick - a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" | |
9. | pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" | |
Verb | 1. | pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
2. | pick - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" | |
3. | pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" Synonyms: find fault, blame | |
4. | pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" | |
5. | pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" | |
6. | pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" Synonyms: clean | |
7. | pick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" | |
8. | pick - pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" Synonyms: foot | |
9. | pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" | |
10. | pick - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" Synonyms: break up | |
11. | pick - hit lightly with a picking motion | |
12. | pick - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |