Hyphenation of pick

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pick

Definitions of pick:

1.
The person or thing chosen or selected
He was my pick for mayor
2.
The quantity of a crop that is harvested
He sent the first picking of berries to the market It was the biggest peach pick in years
3.
The best people or things in a group
The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
4.
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
5.
A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
6.
A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
7.
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
They used picks and sledges to break the rocks
8.
A basketball maneuver
Obstructing an opponent with one's body He was called for setting an illegal pick
9.
The act of choosing or selecting
Your choice of colors was unfortunate You can take your pick
10.
Select carefully from a group
She finally picked her successor He picked his way carefully
11.
Look for and gather
Pick mushrooms Pick flowers
12.
Harass with constant criticism
Don't always pick on your little brother
13.
Provoke
Pick a fight or a quarrel
14.
Remove in small bits
Pick meat from a bone
15.
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Clean the turkey
16.
Pilfer or rob
Pick pockets
17.
Pay for something
Pick up the tab Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages Foot the bill
18.
Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
He plucked the strings of his mandolin
19.
Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
Pick open the ice
20.
Hit lightly with a picking motion
21.
Eat intermittently
Take small bites of He pieced at the sandwich all morning She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles

Synonyms of pick:

noun choice, selection, decision making, deciding
noun picking, output, yield, production
noun cream, elite, elite group
noun woof, weft, filling, thread, yarn
noun plectrum, plectron, device
nounhand tool
noun pickax, pickaxe, edge tool
nounbasketball play
noun choice, selection, option, action
verb choose, take, select, pick out
verb pluck, cull, gather, garner, collect, pull together, pick up, pick up, pick up, pick off, pick over, pick up
verb blame, find fault, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
verb provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
verb remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb clean, remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb rob
verb foot, pay
verb pluck, plunk, pull, draw, force
verbbreak up, pierce
verb peck, beak, strike
verb nibble, piece, eat

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