[ noun ]
■ the act of choosing or selecting
e.g.)
・you can take your pick
→
choice
,
option
,
selection
[ noun ]
■ a basketball maneuver
■ obstructing an opponent with one's body
e.g.)
・he was called for setting an illegal pick
[ noun ]
■ a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
e.g.)
・they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
→
pickax
,
pickaxe
[ noun ]
■ a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
e.g.)
・he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
[ noun ]
■ a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
→
plectron
,
plectrum
[ noun ]
■ the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
→
filling
,
weft
,
woof
[ noun ]
■ the person or thing chosen or selected
e.g.)
・he was my pick for mayor
→
choice
,
selection
[ noun ]
■ the best people or things in a group
→
cream
[ noun ]
■ the quantity of a crop that is harvested
e.g.)
・he sent the first picking of berries to the market
・it was the biggest peach pick in years
→
picking
[ verb ]
■ remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
→
clean
[ verb ]
■ remove in small bits
e.g.)
・pick meat from a bone
[ verb ]
■ select carefully from a group
e.g.)
・She finally picked her successor
・He picked his way carefully
[ verb ]
■ harass with constant criticism
e.g.)
・Don't always pick on your little brother
→
blame
,
find fault
[ verb ]
■ eat intermittently
■ take small bites of
→
nibble
,
piece
[ verb ]
■ hit lightly with a picking motion
→
beak
,
peck
[ verb ]
■ look for and gather
e.g.)
・pick mushrooms
・pick flowers
→
cull
,
pluck
[ verb ]
■ attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
e.g.)
・Pick open the ice
→
break up
[ verb ]
■ pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
→
pluck
,
plunk
[ verb ]
■ provoke
e.g.)
・pick a fight or a quarrel
[ verb ]
■ pay for something
e.g.)
・pick up the tab
・pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
→
foot
[ verb ]
■ pilfer or rob
e.g.)
・pick pockets
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