What is the meaning of the word "pick"?
Definitions:
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a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends noun
- they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
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a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material noun
- I used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks.
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harass with constant criticism verb
- Don't always pick on your little brother
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look for and gather verb
- pick mushrooms
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pay for something verb
- pick up the tab
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pilfer or rob verb
- pick pockets
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provoke verb
- pick a fight or a quarrel
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remove in small bits verb
- pick meat from a bone
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select carefully from a group verb
- I finally picked my successor.
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the person or thing chosen or selected noun
- The baker was my pick for mayor.
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the quantity of a crop that is harvested noun
- I sent the first pick of berries to the market.
Synonyms:
- beak
- break up
- clean
- cream
- filling
- find fault
- foot
- give-and-go
- nibble
- peck
- pickax
- pickaxe
- picking
- piece
- plectrum
- pluck
- selection
- switch
- weft
- woof