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"he sent the first picking of berries to the market" "it was the biggest peach pick in years"nounthe quantity of a crop that is harvested
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"he was my pick for mayor"nounthe person or thing chosen or selectedtype of:
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"they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"nouna heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both endstype of:
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verbpull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
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"pick up the tab" "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"verbpay for something
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"pick mushrooms" "pick flowers"verblook for and gathertype of:
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"you can take your pick"nounthe act of choosing or selectingtype of:
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nounthe best people or things in a group
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"Don't always pick on your little brother"verbharass with constant criticism
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verbeat intermittently; take small bites oftype of:
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verbremove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
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nouna small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrumenttype of:
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nounthe yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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verbattack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
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verbhit lightly with a picking motiontype of:
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"he was called for setting an illegal pick"nouna basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's bodytype of:
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"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"nouna thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted materialtype of:
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"pick pockets"verbpilfer or robtype of:
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"pick a fight or a quarrel"verbprovoketype of:
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"pick meat from a bone"verbremove in small bits
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"She finally picked her successor" "He picked his way carefully"verbselect carefully from a group
Examples of pick
- "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
- "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
- "he was my pick for mayor"
- "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
- "pick up the tab"
- "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"
- "pick mushrooms"
- "pick flowers"
- "you can take your pick"
- "Don't always pick on your little brother"
- "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
- "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
- "pick pockets"
- "pick a fight or a quarrel"
- "pick meat from a bone"
- "She finally picked her successor"
- "He picked his way carefully"