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pick

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verb (1)

ˈpik How to pronounce pick (audio)
picked; picking; picks

transitive verb

1
: to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument
picked the hard clay
2
a
: to remove bit by bit
pick meat from bones
b
: to remove covering or adhering matter from
pick the bones
3
a
: to gather by plucking
pick apples
b
: choose, select
tried to pick the shortest route
c
: to make (one's way) slowly and carefully
picked his way through the rubble
4
a
: pilfer, rob
pick pockets
b
: to obtain useful information from by questioning
—used in such phrases as pick the brains of
5
: provoke
pick a quarrel
6
a
: to dig into : probe
picking his teeth
b
: to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingers
c
: to loosen or pull apart with a sharp point
pick wool
7
: to unlock with a device (such as a wire) other than the key
pick a lock

intransitive verb

1
: to use or work with a pick
2
: to gather or harvest something by plucking
3
: pilfer
—used in the phrase picking and stealing
4
: to eat sparingly or mincingly
picking listlessly at his dinner

pick

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noun (1)

1
: a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument
2
a
: the act or privilege of choosing or selecting : choice
take your pick
b
: the best or choicest one
the pick of the herd
c
: one that is picked
his pick for vice president
3
: the portion of a crop gathered at one time
the first pick of peaches
4
: a screen in basketball
5
football : an intercepted forward pass : interception
… McNabb had his worst game of the year. He threw two picks, fumbled twice, got sacked seven times. Paul Zimmerman

pick

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noun (2)

1
: a heavy, usually long-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends compare mattock
2
a
: toothpick
b
: picklock
c
: a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument
3
: one of the points on the forepart of the blade of a skate used in figure skating
4
: a comb with long widely spaced teeth used to give height to a hairstyle

Illustration of pick

Illustration of pick
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pick

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verb (2)

picked; picking; picks

transitive verb

1
chiefly dialectal : to throw or thrust with effort : hurl
2
: to throw (a shuttle) across the loom

pick

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noun (3)

1
dialectal, England
a
: the act of pitching or throwing
b
: something thrown
2
a
: a throw of the shuttle
b
: a filling thread
Phrases
pick and choose
: to select with care and deliberation
pick at
: to criticize repeatedly especially for minor faults : nag
pick on
: to single out for criticism, teasing, or bullying
picked on smaller boys
also : to single out for a particular purpose or for special attention

Synonyms

Verb (1)

Noun (1)

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English piken, partly from Old English *pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick — more at pike

Noun (2)

Middle English pik

Verb (2)

Middle English pykken to pitch (a tent); akin to Middle English picchen to pitch

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of pick was in the 14th century

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