PICK
\pˈɪk], \pˈɪk], \p_ˈɪ_k]\
Definitions of PICK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
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the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
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look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
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the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
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a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
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a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks"
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remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
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select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
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eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
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provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
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pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
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completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
By Princeton University
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harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
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the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
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look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
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the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
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a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
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a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks"
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remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To throw; to pitch.
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To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
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To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
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To open (a lock) as by a wire.
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To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
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To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
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To trim.
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To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
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To steal; to pilfer.
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Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick.
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That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.
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A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet.
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That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
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To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; - often with out.
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To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; - often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.
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A sharp-pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
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A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, - used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
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The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.
By Oddity Software
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To throw; to pitch.
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To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
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To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
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To open (a lock) as by a wire.
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To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
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To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
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To trim.
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To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
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To steal; to pilfer.
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Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick.
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That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.
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A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet.
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That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
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To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; - often with out.
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To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; - often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.
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A sharp-pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
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A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, - used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
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The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.
By Noah Webster.
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To steal; to pilfer.
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To prick with a sharp pointed instrument: to peck, as a bird: to pierce: to open with a pointed instrument, as a lock: to pluck or gather, as flowers, etc.: to separate from: to clean with the teeth: to gather: to choose: to select: to call: to seek, as a quarrel: to steal.
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To do anything nicely: to eat by morsels.
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Any sharp-pointed instrument: choice.
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PICKER.
By Daniel Lyons
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A heavy pointed iron tool with a wooden handle; a pickax; a wire or other sharp-pointed instrument; a blow with a pointed instrument; act of choosing; choice or selection; as, take your pick; the best of anything; as, the pick of the lot.
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To strike with a sharp instrument, or with the beak; pierce or peck; as, to pick a hole; open by an instrument; as, to pick a lock; lift: used with up; as, to pick up something fallen; pluck or gather; as, to pick berries; separate with the fingers; as, to pick rags; bring about intentionally; as, to pick a quarrel; choose or select; as, pick the best one; clean or clear of something, as, to pick a chicken; rob; as, to pick a pocket; pull or twitch the strings of; as, to pick a banjo.
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To eat daintily; pilfer; to choose carefully.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To strike with or as with a pick or point.
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To pluck; select; cull.
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A tool with a pointed head.
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Right of selection; choice.
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A quantity picked by hand.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. A sharp-pointed tool; especially, an iron tool tapering to a point from a heavy mass or head, used for loosening and breaking up hard earth, ground, stones, &c.;—a small pointed instrument for cleansing the teeth; tooth-pick;—pointed iron instrument for dressing stone;—choice; right of selection.
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