eng: pick

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Meaning
means	(noun) the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" pick, choice, selection
means	(noun) 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" picking, pick
means	(noun) the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" pick, cream
means	(noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving weft, pick, filling, woof
means	(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument plectron, plectrum, pick
means	(noun) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" pick
means	(noun) 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" pickax, pickaxe, pick
means	(noun) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" pick
means	(noun) the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" option, selection, pick, choice
means	(verb) select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" pick
means	(verb) look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" pluck, pick, cull
means	(verb) harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" find fault, pick, blame
means	(verb) provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" pick
means	(verb) remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" pick
means	(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" clean, pick
means	(verb) pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" pick
means	(verb) pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" foot, pick
means	(verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" pluck, plunk, pick
means	(verb) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" pick, break up
means	(verb) hit lightly with a picking motion peck, beak, pick
means	(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" pick, nibble, piece
means	e/Pick (hieroglyph)

Word:	(case sensitive)
Language:	(ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)

eng: pick

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