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To choose or select
“Being popular would be great, but if I had to choose, I'd pick friendship over popularity.”
To appoint a person in a given role or position
“Moyes defended the club's decision to pick him as manager.”
To pluck or harvest flowers, fruits, or vegetables
“Both plaintiffs went to a playground to swim, but when they discovered the pool was closed, decided to pick cherries from the defendant's tree instead.”
To take small bites or nibbles at or out of
“The only time she would come out would be to eat, and then she would only pick at her food.”
To break into something closed or locked
“Jenna pulled out a piece of wire from her pocket and started to pick at the lock.”
To pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
“The job of the right hand is to strum, pluck or pick the strings of the guitar, creating the sound and rhythm.”
To cause or incite a fight or confrontation
“The military stalemate was driving him crazy, so he decided to pick a fight with the Philistines.”
To pierce, especially with repeated strikes
“If such an area has splintered, attempt to pull a piece off, or use a screwdriver to poke and pick at the wood.”
To have a preference or liking for
To remove from a particular place
To dig up (plants or root vegetables)
To hire (somebody) for work or a job
(of fish or poultry) To remove the innards of
To try to figure out through estimation or hypothesis
To arrange systematically into groups
To grab or seize something, especially an object in motion
To hit or attack (someone) very violently
A tool used for digging
“A well was made by digging a hole in the ground with a pick and shovel.”
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key
“MacGyver would successfully fashion a pick from some scraps in the room, which he subsequently used to unlock the door.”
The best or most desirable among a category, kind or class
“These kids are the pick of the junior athletes in our country.”
An act of selecting something from a number of alternatives, or that which has been selected
“The audience will also get the chance to select their favorite pick for the viewer's choice award.”
Someone or something that has been chosen from a group
“This song is my personal pick for being the best of the year.”
The freedom or will to decide or choose
“If I had my pick, I'd pick soft rock or maybe the sixties, but really what I'd pick would be Julio Iglesias.”
A range of options, or the right or ability to choose from them
“You have your pick of short-term or long-term bonds, safe-and-simple, or risky with-high-return potential.”
A blow with the fist
A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
A range of things from which a choice may be made
(basketball) A tactic in which a player blocks a defender from reaching a teammate
A sharp tool resembling a pick, ice axe or ice hammer, used for breaking and chipping ice
A small device used for plucking or strumming guitar strings, also referred to as a pick
A set of different things of the same general type
The highest or most important rank, level, or position
A long and pointed piece of wood or metal
One expected to win in a competition
One's special interest or inclination
Outstanding in standard or quality
Used to ask or demand a choice from a range or selection
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