Pick (Verb)

Meaning 1

Select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Hypernyms

  • Select
  • Pick Out
  • Take

Related Words

  • Picker (noun)
  • Pick (noun)

Meaning 2

Pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Foot

Hypernyms

  • Pay

Meaning 3

Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Clean

Hypernyms

  • Remove
  • Take Away
  • Withdraw

Meaning 4

Harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Find Fault
  • Blame

Hypernyms

  • Criticize
  • Knock
  • Pick Apart

Meaning 5

Provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Hypernyms

  • Evoke
  • Kick Up
  • Call Forth

Meaning 6

Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Pluck
  • Plunk

Hypernyms

  • Draw
  • Pull

Hyponyms

  • Twang

Related Words

  • Pick (noun)

Meaning 7

Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Break Up

Related Words

  • Pick (noun)

Meaning 8

Pilfer or rob; "pick pockets".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Related Words

  • Pickings (noun)

Meaning 9

Eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Piece
  • Nibble

Hypernyms

  • Eat

Meaning 10

Remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

  • Take Away
  • Take
  • Withdraw

Related Words

  • Pick (noun)

Meaning 11

Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Pluck
  • Cull

Hypernyms

  • Pull Together
  • Collect
  • Garner

Related Words

  • Pick Off (verb)
  • Pick Over (verb)
  • Pick Up (verb)
  • Picking (noun)
  • Picker (noun)
  • Pick (noun)

Meaning 12

Hit lightly with a picking motion.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Beak
  • Peck

Hypernyms

  • Strike
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