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- DictionaryPick/pik/
verb
- 1. take hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing: "I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room"
- 2. choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought: "maybe I picked the wrong career after all"
noun
- 1. an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives: "take your pick from our extensive menu"
- 2. an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
1. To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked. 2. a. To gather in; harvest: They were picking cotton. b. To gather the harvest from: picked the field in one day. 3. a. To remove the outer covering of; pluck: pick a chicken clean of feathers. b. To tear off bit by bit: pick meat from the bones. 4.
Definitions of pick. verb. look for and gather. “ pick mushrooms” “ pick flowers” synonyms: cull, pluck. see more. verb. select carefully from a group. “She finally picked her successor” “He picked his way carefully” see more. noun. the person or thing chosen or selected. “he was my pick for mayor” synonyms: choice, selection. see more. noun.
to choose something or someone: Do you want to help me pick some numbers for my lottery ticket? I was never picked for the school football team. Fewer examples. I can't decide which card to pick. It doesn't matter which plate you pick, they're all the same. He asked me to pick a winner from the list of runners.
May 3, 2024 · 1. to choose (something) deliberately or carefully, from or as if from a group or number; select. 2. to pluck or gather (fruit, berries, or crops) from (a tree, bush, field, etc) to pick hops. to pick a whole bush.
[transitive] to pull or remove something or small pieces of something from something else, especially with your fingers. pick something + adv./prep. She picked bits of fluff from his sweater. He picked the nuts off the top of the cake. Names were picked at random out of a hat.
[countable] (informal) a person or thing that is chosen. She was his pick for best actress. Synonyms choice. see also draft pick (2) Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [singular] the pick of something (rather informal) the best thing or things in a group. We're reviewing the pick of this month's new books.
Apr 23, 2024 · To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together. to pick rags. To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth. to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
