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