English dictionary
pick
nounPronunciation
pɪk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of choosing or selecting
noun
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
noun
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
noun
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
noun
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
noun
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
noun
- the person or thing chosen or selected
noun
- the best people or things in a group
noun
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested
verb
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
verb
- remove in small bits
verb
- select carefully from a group
verb
- harass with constant criticism
verb
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
verb
- hit lightly with a picking motion
verb
- look for and gather
verb
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
verb
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
verb
- provoke
verb
- pay for something
verb
- pilfer or rob
Example sentences
your choice of colors was unfortunate
you can take your pick
he was called for setting an illegal pick
they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
he was my pick for mayor
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
he sent the first picking of berries to the market
it was the biggest peach pick in years
Clean the turkey
pick meat from a bone
She finally picked her successor
He picked his way carefully
Don't always pick on your little brother
He pieced at the sandwich all morning
She never eats a full meal — she just nibbles
pick mushrooms
pick flowers
Pick open the ice
he plucked the strings of his mandolin
pick a fight or a quarrel
pick up the tab
pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
foot the bill
pick pockets