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pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one''s body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" 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" a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks" a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" hit lightly with a picking motion eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" 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" the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England''s young men were killed in the Great War" harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother" pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
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