cherry-pick

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Definitions of cherry-pick word

verb cherry-pick If someone cherry-picks people or things, they choose the best ones from a group of them, often in a way that other people consider unfair. 3
verb cherry-pick to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp for one's own benefit or gain 3
verb transitive cherry-pick to select (only what one considers to be best or most desirable, profitable, etc.) from a number of options 3
verb with object cherry-pick to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components. 1
verb without object cherry-pick (in retail use) to buy only the sale items and ignore the other merchandise. 1
intransitive verb cherry-pick make a personal selection 1

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.