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pick > 21 senses
NOUN	1	pick, choice, selection	The person or thing chosen or selected
	2	pick, picking	The quantity of a crop that is harvested
	3	pick, cream	The best people or things in a group
	4	pick, woof, weft, filling	The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
	5	pick, plectrum, plectron	A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
	6	pick	A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
	7	pick, pickax, pickaxe	A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
	8	pick	A basketball maneuver
	9	pick, choice, selection, option	The act of choosing or selecting
VERB	1	pick	Select carefully from a group
	2	pick, pluck, cull	Look for and gather
	3	pick, blame, find fault	Harass with constant criticism
	4	pick	Provoke
	5	pick	Remove in small bits
	6	pick, clean	Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
	7	pick	Pilfer or rob
	8	pick, foot	Pay for something
	9	pick, pluck, plunk	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	10	pick, break up	Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	11	pick, peck, beak	Hit lightly with a picking motion
	12	pick, nibble, piece	Eat intermittently

pick > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'k
Rhymes	academic, acerbic, acetic, and 708 more rhymes in ihk...

pick > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The person or thing chosen or selected.
Examples	"he was my pick for mayor"
Synonyms	choice, selection
Broader	decision making, deciding
Narrower	pleasure; favorite, favourite; way
Verbs	pick

pick > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	The quantity of a crop that is harvested.
Examples	"he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
Synonyms	picking
Broader	output, yield, production
Verbs	pick

pick > noun 3, group
Meaning	The best people or things in a group.
Synonyms	cream
Broader	elite, elite group
Verbs	pick

pick > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.
Synonyms	woof, weft, filling
Part of	weave
Substance of	fabric, cloth, material, textile
Broader	thread, yarn

pick > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.
Synonyms	plectrum, plectron
Broader	device
Narrower	guitar pick
Verbs	pick

pick > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.
Examples	"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
Broader	hand tool
Narrower	icepick, ice pick; toothpick
Verbs	pick

pick > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.
Examples	"they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
Synonyms	pickax, pickaxe
Broader	edge tool
Narrower	mattock
Verbs	pick

pick > noun 8, act
Meaning	A basketball maneuver. Obstructing an opponent with one's body.
Examples	"he was called for setting an illegal pick"
Broader	basketball play

pick > noun 9, act
Meaning	The act of choosing or selecting.
Examples	"you can take your pick"
Synonyms	choice, selection, option
Broader	action
Narrower	casting; coloration, colouration; sampling; decision, determination, conclusion; volition, willing; election; vote, ballot, voting, balloting
Verbs	pick

pick > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Select carefully from a group.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
Broader	choose, take, select, pick out
Narrower	hand-pick
Nouns	pick; picker; pick; pick

pick > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Look for and gather.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
Synonyms	pluck, cull
Broader	gather, garner, collect, pull together
See also	pick up; pick over; pick off; pick up; pick up; pick up
Narrower	mushroom; berry
Nouns	picking; pick; picker

pick > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Harass with constant criticism.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Don't always pick on your little brother"
Synonyms	blame, find fault
Broader	knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

pick > verb 4, creation
Meaning	Provoke.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"pick a fight or a quarrel"
Broader	provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up

pick > verb 5, change
Meaning	Remove in small bits.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"pick meat from a bone"
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw
Nouns	pick

pick > verb 6, change
Meaning	Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	clean
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw

pick > verb 8, possession
Meaning	Pay for something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"
Synonyms	foot
Broader	pay

pick > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	pluck, plunk
Broader	pull, draw, force
Narrower	twang
Nouns	pick

pick > verb 10, contact
Meaning	Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Pick open the ice"
Synonyms	break up
Broader	pierce
Entails	chop, hack
Nouns	pick

pick > verb 11, contact
Meaning	Hit lightly with a picking motion.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	peck, beak
Broader	strike

pick > verb 12, consumption
Meaning	Eat intermittently. Take small bites of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	nibble, piece
Broader	eat