pick meaning and definition

PICK noun

Definition of pick (noun)

1. the person or thing chosen or selected
   • "he was my pick for mayor"
   • synonyms: choice, selection
2. 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"
   • synonyms: picking
3. the best people or things in a group
   • "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
   • synonyms: cream
4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
   • synonyms: filling, weft, woof
5. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
   • synonyms: plectron, plectrum
6. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
   • "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
7. 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"
   • synonyms: pickax, pickaxe
8. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
   • "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
9. the act of choosing or selecting
   • "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
   • synonyms: choice, option, selection

PICK verb

Definition of pick (verb)

1. select carefully from a group
   • "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
2. look for and gather
   • "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
   • synonyms: cull, pluck
3. harass with constant criticism
   • "Don't always pick on your little brother"
   • synonyms: blame, find fault
4. provoke
   • "pick a fight or a quarrel"
5. remove in small bits
   • "pick meat from a bone"
6. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
   • "Clean the turkey"
   • synonyms: clean
7. pilfer or rob
   • "pick pockets"
8. pay for something
   • "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
   • synonyms: foot
9. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   • "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
   • synonyms: pluck, plunk
10. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
    • "Pick open the ice"
    • synonyms: break up
11. hit lightly with a picking motion
    • synonyms: beak, peck
12. eat intermittently; take small bites of
    • "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
    • synonyms: nibble, piece