Pick (Verb)
Meaning 1
Select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 2
Pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 5
Provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 6
Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
Pilfer or rob; "pick pockets".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 9
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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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 10
Remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 11
Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.