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