ALL meanings of pick
pick
P p - verb with object pick to cast (a shuttle). 1
- verb without object pick to strike with or use a pick or other pointed instrument on something. 1
- verb without object pick (of birds or other animals) to take up small bits of food with the bill or teeth: The hens were busily picking about in their coop. 1
- verb without object pick to select carefully or fastidiously. 1
- verb without object pick to pilfer; steal. 1
- verb without object pick to pluck or gather fruit, flowers, etc. 1
- verb without object pick Basketball. to execute a pick. 1
- noun pick (in a loom) one passage of the shuttle. 1
- noun pick filling (def 5). 1
- idioms pick pick and choose, to be very careful or particular in choosing: With such a limited supply of fresh fruit, you won't be able to pick and choose. 1
- idioms pick pick apart, to criticize severely or in great detail: They picked her apart the moment she left the room. 1
- idioms pick pick it up, Informal. to move, work, etc., at a faster rate. 1
- idioms pick pick one's way / steps, to walk with care and deliberation: She picked her way across the muddy field. 1
- idioms pick pick someone's brains. brain (def 12). 1
- intransitive verb pick choose 1
- transitive verb pick flowers, etc. 1
- transitive verb pick remove matter from, clean 1
- noun pick turn to choose 1
- noun pick selection made 1
- noun pick best 1
- noun pick tool 1
- noun pick guitar plectrum 1
- noun pick toothpick 1
- noun pick basketball screen 1
- intransitive verb pick eat slowly and half-heartedly 1
- transitive verb pick pluck a musical instrument 1
- transitive verb pick break apart with a pick 1
- transitive verb pick a fight, a quarrel: provoke 1
- transitive verb pick lock: unlock 1
- intransitive verb pick eat slowly 1
- transitivephrasal verb pick nibble at, eat slowly 1
- verb pick If you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one. 0
- singular noun pick You can refer to the best things or people in a particular group as the pick of that group. 0
- verb pick When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you break them off the plant or tree and collect them. 0
- verb pick If you pick something from a place, you remove it from there with your fingers or your hand. 0
- verb pick If you pick your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth. 0
- verb pick If you pick a fight or quarrel with someone, you deliberately cause one. 0
- verb pick If someone such as a thief picks a lock, they open it without a key, for example by using a piece of wire. 0
- countable noun pick A pick is the same as a pickaxe. 0
- verb pick to choose (something) deliberately or carefully, from or as if from a group or number; select 0
- verb pick to pluck or gather (fruit, berries, or crops) from (a tree, bush, field, etc) 0
- verb pick to clean or prepare (fruit, poultry, etc) by removing the indigestible parts 0
- verb pick to remove loose particles from (the teeth, the nose, etc) 0
- verb pick (esp of birds) to nibble or gather (corn, etc) 0
- verb pick to nibble (at) fussily or without appetite 0
- verb pick to separate (strands, fibres, etc), as in weaving 0
- verb pick to provoke (an argument, fight, etc) deliberately 0
- verb pick to steal (money or valuables) from (a person's pocket) 0
- verb pick to open (a lock) with an instrument other than a key 0
- verb pick to pluck the strings of (a guitar, banjo, etc) 0