Pick ¹

Definition: To throw; to pitch.

Pick ²

Definition: 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.

Pick ³

Definition: To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.

Pick ⁴

Definition: To open (a lock) as by a wire.

Pick ⁵

Definition: 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.

Pick ⁶

Definition: 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.

Pick ⁷

Definition: 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.

Pick ⁸

Definition: To trim.

Pick ⁹

Definition: To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.

Pick ¹⁰

Definition: To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.

Pick ¹¹

Definition: To steal; to pilfer.

Pick ¹²

Definition: A sharp-pointed tool for picking; often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.

Pick ¹³

Definition: 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.

Pick ¹⁴

Definition: A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.

Pick ¹⁵

Definition: That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.

Pick ¹⁶

Definition: 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.

Pick ¹⁷

Definition: That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.

Pick ¹⁸

Definition: 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.

pick ¹⁹

Definition: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

pick ²⁰

Definition: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one''s body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"

pick ²¹

Definition: 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"

pick ²²

Definition: a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks"

pick ²³

Definition: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

pick ²⁴

Definition: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

pick ²⁵

Definition: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

pick ²⁶

Definition: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England''s young men were killed in the Great War"

pick ²⁷

Definition: 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"

pick ²⁸

Definition: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"

pick ²⁹

Definition: remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"

pick ³⁰

Definition: select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"

pick ³¹

Definition: harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother"

pick ³²

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

pick ³³

Definition: hit lightly with a picking motion

pick ³⁴

Definition: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

pick ³⁵

Definition: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"

pick ³⁶

Definition: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

pick ³⁷

Definition: provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"

pick ³⁸

Definition: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"

pick ³⁹

Definition: pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"