Meaning of 'pick'

noun

the act of choosing or selecting

Synonyms: selection

noun

a basketball maneuver

Synonyms: switch give-and-go

noun

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

Example: "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"

Synonyms: pickax pickaxe

noun

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

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

noun

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

Synonyms: plectrum

noun

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Synonyms: filling woof weft

noun

the person or thing chosen or selected

Example: "The baker was my pick for mayor."

Synonyms: selection

noun

the best people or things in a group

Synonyms: cream

noun

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

Example: "I sent the first pick of berries to the market."

Synonyms: picking

verb

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

Synonyms: clean

verb

remove in small bits

Example: "pick meat from a bone"

verb

select carefully from a group

Example: "I finally picked my successor."

verb

harass with constant criticism

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

Synonyms: find fault

verb

eat intermittently

Synonyms: nibble piece

verb

hit lightly with a picking motion

Synonyms: beak peck

verb

look for and gather

Example: "pick mushrooms"

Synonyms: pluck

verb

attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

Synonyms: break up

verb

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

Synonyms: pluck

verb

provoke

Example: "pick a fight or a quarrel"

verb

pay for something

Example: "pick up the tab"

Synonyms: foot

verb

pilfer or rob

Example: "pick pockets"