ALL meanings of pick out
pick out
P p - 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
- verb with object pick out to form (a hole) by such action: to pick a hole in asphalt. 1
- verb with object pick out to use a pointed instrument, the fingers, the teeth, the beak, etc., on (a thing), in order to remove or loosen something, as a small part or adhering matter: to pick one's teeth. 1
- verb with object pick out to prepare for use by removing a covering piece by piece, as feathers, hulls, or other parts: to pick a fowl. 1
- verb with object pick out to detach or remove piece by piece with the fingers: She picked the meat from the bones. 1
- verb with object pick out to pluck or gather one by one: to pick flowers. 1
- verb with object pick out (of birds or other animals) to take up (small bits of food) with the bill or teeth. 1
- verb with object pick out to eat daintily or in small morsels. 1
- verb with object pick out to separate, pull apart, or pull to pieces: to pick fibers. 1
- verb with object pick out Music. to pluck (the strings of an instrument). to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking with the fingers. 1
- verb without object pick out to strike with or use a pick or other pointed instrument on something. 1
- verb without object pick out (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 out to select carefully or fastidiously. 1
- verb without object pick out to pilfer; steal. 1
- verb without object pick out to pluck or gather fruit, flowers, etc. 1
- verb without object pick out Basketball. to execute a pick. 1
- noun pick out the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection: to take one's pick. 1
- noun pick out a person or thing that is selected: He is our pick for president. 1
- noun pick out the choicest or most desirable part, example, or examples: This horse is the pick of the stable. 1
- noun pick out the right of selection: He gave me my pick of the litter. 1
- noun pick out the quantity of a crop picked, as from trees, bushes, etc., at a particular time: The pick was poor this season. 1
- noun pick out Printing. a speck of dirt, hardened ink, or extra metal on set type or a plate. a small area removed from the surface of a coated paper by ink that adheres to the form. 1
- noun pick out a stroke with something pointed: The rock shattered at the first pick of the ax. 1
- noun pick out Basketball. an offensive maneuver in which a player moves into a position between a defender and a teammate with the ball so as to prevent the defender from interfering with the shot. Compare pick-and-roll. 1
- idioms pick out 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 out pick apart, to criticize severely or in great detail: They picked her apart the moment she left the room. 1
- idioms pick out pick it up, Informal. to move, work, etc., at a faster rate. 1
- idioms pick out pick one's way / steps, to walk with care and deliberation: She picked her way across the muddy field. 1
- idioms pick out pick someone's brains. brain (def 12). 1
- transitivephrasal verb pick out choose 1
- transitivephrasal verb pick out select 1
- transitivephrasal verb pick out identify 1
- phrasal verb pick out If you pick out someone or something, you recognize them when it is difficult to see them, for example because they are among a large group. 0
- phrasal verb pick out If you pick out someone or something, you choose them from a group of people or things. 0
- phrasal verb pick out If part of something is picked out in a particular colour, it is painted in that colour so that it can be seen clearly beside the other parts. 0
- verb pick out to select for use or special consideration, illustration, etc, as from a group 0
- verb pick out to distinguish (an object from its surroundings), as in painting 0
- verb pick out to perceive or recognize (a person or thing previously obscured) 0
- verb pick out to distinguish (sense or meaning) from or as if from a mass of detail or complication 0
- verb pick out to play (a tune) tentatively, by or as if by ear 0
- noun pick out to choose; select 0
- noun pick out to single out from or recognize among a group; distinguish 0
- noun pick out to make out (meaning or sense) 0
- noun pick out to play (a tune) note by note, as on a piano 0