PICK
/pɪk/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14
Definition
- noun the person or thing chosen or selected.
— synonyms: choice, selection
- noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested.
— synonyms: picking
- noun the best people or things in a group.
— synonyms: cream
- noun the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.
— synonyms: woof, weft, filling
- noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.
— synonyms: plectrum, plectron
- noun a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.
- noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.
— synonyms: pickax, pickaxe
- noun a basketball maneuver.
- noun the act of choosing or selecting.
— synonyms: choice, selection, option
- verb select carefully from a group.
- verb look for and gather.
— synonyms: pluck, cull
- verb harass with constant criticism.
— synonyms: blame, find_fault
- verb provoke.
- verb remove in small bits.
- verb remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.
— synonyms: clean
- verb pilfer or rob.
- verb pay for something.
— synonyms: foot
- verb pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.
— synonyms: pluck, plunk
- verb attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example.
— synonyms: break_up
- verb hit lightly with a picking motion.
— synonyms: peck, beak
- verb eat intermittently.
— synonyms: nibble, piece
Examples
- “so many picks to an inch”
- “Don't pick at that scab.”
- “It's time to pick the tomatoes.”
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