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   pick

   /pɪk/

   verb

   • 1. detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing: "I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room" Similar harvestgather (in)collecttake inpluckpulldigcropreapbring homeliterary:gleangarnercull
   • ▪ take hold of and lift or move: "he picked a match out of the box"
   • 2. choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives: "maybe I picked the wrong career after all" Similar chooseselectpick outsingle outincludehand-pickdecide onsettle onfix onsift outsort outtakepreferfavouropt forplump forvote forelectnamenominateadoptdesignateassignappointallotidentifyspecifymentionciteOpposite rejectdiscard
   • ▪ walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best places to put one's feet: "he picked his way along the track, avoiding the potholes"
   • 3. make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers: "she picked a hole in her tights"
   • ▪ remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument: "he picked his teeth with a matchstick"
   • 4. pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo): "people were singing and picking guitars" Similar strumtwangthrumpluckfinger

   noun

   • 1. an act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives: "take your pick from our extensive menu" Similar choiceselectionoptiondecisionpreferencefavourite
   • ▪ the person or thing perceived as the best in a group: informal "he was the pick of the bunch" Similar bestfinesttopchoicechoicestprimecreamflowerprizetreasurepearlgemjewelthe jewel in the crownthe crème de la crèmeeliteelectinformal:the tops
   • ▪ a person or thing that has been selected: "the club made him their first pick"
   • 2. an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.

   Word Origin Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken ‘pick, peck’, and German picken ‘peck, puncture’, also with French piquer ‘to prick’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pickable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPICK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     PICK meaning: 1. to take some things and leave others: 2. to...

   • Pick Spanish Translation

     PICK translate: escoger, coger, pico, plectro, púa, escoger,...

   • Pick: Japanese Translation

     PICK translate: ～を選ぶ , 選択する, （花や果物を）摘む , 摘み取る, つるはし, 選（えら）ぶ,...

   • Pick: German Translation

     PICK translate: auswählen, pflücken, hochheben, knacken, die...

   • Pick: Italian Translation

     PICK translate: scegliere, cogliere, piccone, scegliere,...

   • Pick: Catalan Translation

     pick translate: escollir, collir, pic. Learn more in the...

   • Pick: Korean Translation

     PICK translate: (사람이나, 물건을) 선발하다, 고르다, 따다, 곡괭이. Learn more...

   • Pick: Arabic Translation

     PICK translate: يَخْتار, يَقْطُف, مِعول. Learn more in the...

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