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Meaning
Noun
●
A
tool
used for
digging
; a pickaxe.
●
In Nautical:
An anchor.
●
A
pointed
hammer
used for
dressing
millstones.
●
In Tools:
A
tool
for
unlocking
a
lock
without the
original
key; a
lock pick
,
pick
lock.
●
A
comb
with long
widely
spaced
teeth
, for use with
tightly
curled
hair.
●
In Music:
A
tool
used for
strumming
the
strings
of a
guitar
; a plectrum.
●
A
pike
or
spike
; the
sharp
point
fixed
in the
center
of a buckler.
●
A
choice
; ability to choose.
●
That which would be
picked
or
chosen
first; the best.
●
In Australian English:
Pasture;
feed
, for animals.
●
In Basketball:
A screen.
●
In Lacrosse:
An
offensive
tactic
in which a
player
stands
so as to
block
a
defender
from
reaching
a teammate.
●
In Football (American):
An interception.
●
In Baseball:
A good
defensive
play
by an infielder.
●
In Baseball:
A pickoff.
●
In Printing:
A
particle
of
ink
or
paper
embedded
in the
hollow
of a
letter
,
filling up
its
face
, and
causing
a
spot on
a
printed
sheet.
●
In Art & Painting:
That which is
picked
in,
as with
a
pointed
pencil
, to
correct
an
unevenness
in a picture.
●
In Weaving:
The
blow
that
drives
the
shuttle
, used in
calculating
the
speed
of a
loom
(in
picks
per
minute
); hence, in
describing
the
fineness
of a
fabric
, a
weft
thread.
Verb
●
To
grasp
and
pull
with the
fingers
or fingernails.
●
To
harvest
a
fruit
or
vegetable
for
consumption
by
removing
it from the
plant
to which it is
attached
; to
harvest
an
entire
plant
by
removing
it from the ground.
●
To
pull apart
or
away
, especially with the
fingers
; to pluck.
●
To
take up
; especially, to
gather
from
here and there
; to
collect
; to
bring
together.
●
To
remove
something from somewhere with a
pointed
instrument
, with the
fingers
, or with the teeth.
●
To
decide upon
, from a set of
options
; to select.
●
To
seek
(a
fight
or
quarrel
) where the
opportunity
arises.
●
In Cricket:
To
recognise
the type of
ball
being
bowled
by a
bowler
by
studying
the
position
of the
hand
and
arm
as the
ball
is released.
●
In Music:
To
pluck
the individual
strings
of a
musical instrument
or to
play
such an
instrument
.
●
In Tools:
To
open
(a
lock
) with a
wire
,
lock pick
, etc.
●
To
eat
slowly
,
sparingly
, or by
morsels
; to nibble.
●
To do anything
fastidiously
or
carefully
, or by
attending to
small things; to
select
something with care.
●
To
steal
; to pilfer.
●
To
throw
; to pitch.
●
To
peck at
, as a
bird
with its
beak
; to
strike
at with anything
pointed
; to
act upon
with a
pointed
instrument
; to
pierce
; to
prick
,
as with
a pin.
●
To
separate
or
open
by means of
a sharp
point or points.
●
In Basketball:
To screen.
●
In Football (American):
To
intercept
a
pass
from the
offense
as a
defensive
player.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pick
English
picken
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Select
Choose
Decide
Take
Picklock
Taking
Selected
Took
Plectrum
Takes
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Grab
Fill
Draw
Buy
Blow
Catch
Find
Knock
Play
Throw
Check
Shoot
Tear
Chose
Purchase
Win
Locate
Carry
Draft
Roll
Discover
Drop
Figure
Nab
Call
Cut
Scoop
Give
Spot
Finish
Choice
Collect
Winner
Selection
List
Arrange
Recruit
Dig
Set
Sort
Build
Option
Pop
Swap
Hire
Follow
Print
Remove
Favorite
Toss
Favourite
Leave
Switch
Bring
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Rhymes
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Ick
Sic
Slc
Hic
Tic
Vic
Mick
Sikh
Sick
Rick
Lick
Vick
Hick
Spic
Tick
Rick
Hick
Nick
Pick
Kick
Wick
Dick
Flic
Thick
Slick
Brick
Stick
Blick
Crick
Prick
Frick
Quick
Frick
Chick
Creek
Trick
Flick
Click
Klick
Brick
Crick
Squick
Clique
Unpick
Bisque
Strick
Unstick
Girldick
Rainstick
The Moon On A Stick
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