pick /pɪk/
1. the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
synset: choice, pick, selection
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
synset: woof, weft, filling, pick
5. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
synset: pick, plectrum, plectron
6. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
synset: pick
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"
synset: pick
9. the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
synset: choice, selection, option, pick
1. select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
synset: pick
2. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
3. harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
synset: blame, find_fault, pick
4. provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
synset: pick
5. remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
synset: pick
6. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
7. pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
synset: pick
8. pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
9. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
10. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
11. hit lightly with a picking motion
12. eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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