pick out

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pik out]
- /pɪk aʊt/
- /pɪk ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pik out]
- /pɪk aʊt/

Definitions of pick out words

verb with object pick out to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 1
verb with object pick out to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 1
verb with object pick out to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 1
verb with object pick out to steal the contents of: Her pocket was picked yesterday. 1
verb with object pick out to open (a lock) with a device other than the key, as a sharp instrument or wire, especially for the purpose of burglary. 1
verb with object pick out to pierce, indent, dig into, or break up (something) with a pointed instrument: to pick rock; to pick ore. 1

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Origin of pick out

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; v. Middle English pyken, pikken, pekken, cognate with Dutch pikken, German picken, Old Norse pikka to pick; akin to peck2, pike5; (noun) derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Pick out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pick out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pick out

verb pick out

balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
carded — a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
carding — the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning

All 45 Synonyms of pick out