Pick
Meanings and phrases
pick
- the person or thing chosen or selected; choice; selection
- the act of choosing or selecting; choice; selection; option
- the best people or things in a group; cream
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument; plectrum; plectron
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; pickax; pickaxe
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested; picking
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving; woof; weft; filling
pick
- select carefully from a group
- look for and gather; pluck; cull
- harass with constant criticism; blame; find fault
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; clean
- provoke
- remove in small bits
- pay for something; foot
- eat intermittently; take small bites of; nibble; piece
- hit lightly with a picking motion; peck; beak
- pilfer or rob
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; break up
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; pluck; plunk
n.
- a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia
n.
- pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice; icepick
v.
- find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; knock; criticize; criticise
v.
- pluck or pull at with the fingers; pluck at; pull at
- express a negative opinion of; disparage; belittle
- eat like a bird; peck at; peck
v.
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; choose; take; select
- detect with the senses; spot; recognize; recognise; distinguish; discern; make out; tell apart
v.
- take and lift upward; lift up; gather up
- take up by hand
- give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- gather or collect; collect; gather up; call for
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; learn; hear; get word; get wind; find out; get a line; discover; see
- take into custody; collar; nail; apprehend; arrest; nab; cop
- get in addition, as an increase
- buy casually or spontaneously
- register (perceptual input); receive
- lift out or reflect from a background
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; elate; lift up; uplift; intoxicate
- meet someone for sexual purposes
- improve significantly; go from bad to good; turn around
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; catch
- eat by pecking at, like a bird; peck
- gain or regain energy; perk up; perk; percolate; gain vigor
- Trucks began arriving to pick up scores of bodies.
- UPN declined to pick up the series after the pilot.
- This allows individuals to pick up chemical cues.
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- The San Diego Chargers had the third overall pick.
- He was the 8th overall pick in the 1999 PBA draft.
- He was ultimately chosen as the seventh overall pick.
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- This trade was for a 2011 conditional draft pick.
- The Mavericks received a second-round draft pick.
- The Indianapolis Colts owned the first draft pick that year.
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- First round pick LHP Kaminsky signed on June 18 ($1.785 mil.
- He would get traded for Jondan Salvador and a 2nd round pick.
- The Broncos traded their first round pick in 2010 in order to select him.
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- Briggs was the fourth round draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs in 1986.
- The first round draft pick was right-handed pitcher Chris Anderson from Jacksonville University.
- A first round draft pick out of University of Notre Dame, he played the defensive tackle position.
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- Benson was the first pick of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.
- The Windsor Express had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.
- The Flash selected Alex Morgan with the first pick in the 2011 WPS Draft.
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- He was drafted by Purefoods in 2001 as the ninth pick overall.
- Dillinger is the second pick overall in the very talented draft class of 2008.
- He was the fourteenth pick overall by the Coca-Cola Tigers in the 2006 PBA draft.
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- The Broncos traded their first round pick in 2010 in order to select him.
- Donald Herbert Marsh [ first round pick] [pick #21] played with the Dallas Texans
- The Nets entered the draft holding one first round pick and two second round picks.
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- It is the first time since the merger they have held the first overall pick.
- Lafrenière is also the projected first overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
- He was the first overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft and a four-time NBA All-Star.
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- On 22 December 2011, Okur was traded to the New Jersey Nets for a 2015 second round pick.
- This also resulted in them having the better second round pick over the Hawks by comparison.
- Entering the 2018 NBA Draft, the 76ers had two first round picks and four second round pick.
E.g.
- He was sort of pissed off that I didn't pick it up."
- then sends a trusted man of his to pick it up.
- His new agents brought the show to ABC, which decided to pick it up.
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- The ship cannot pick up a new device if one is already attached.
- He did not pick up a javelin until his senior year of high school.
- The print run was reduced for later editions, but sales did not pick up.
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- He was reportedly able to pick out fairly complex tunes by the age of three.
- His deceptive delivery results in hitters not being able to pick up the ball until late.
- It took between 45 and 60 minutes before the rescue team was able to pick up the survivors.
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- Fages journeyed south to Loreto to pick them up.
- At 3 o’clock in the morning, Suna and Ipek went there to pick them up.
- Once on the ground, Chapman provided directions to another helicopter to pick them up.
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- The ship cannot pick up a new device if one is already attached.
- He did not pick up a javelin until his senior year of high school.
- The print run was reduced for later editions, but sales did not pick up.
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- The Swarm were awarded the second pick in the IBL draft.
- He was recruited by the club with the second pick in the 2011 rookie draft.
- Dillinger is the second pick overall in the very talented draft class of 2008.
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- Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft.
- At age 34, she was the second overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft.
- The Giants chose him with the second overall pick of the 2018 MLB draft.
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- If we pick him up we can get a nice piece of change."
- He was not hurt and asked them to come to where he was and pick him up.
- A British Corvette sailed to Corinth to pick him up, Teritza accompanied him.
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- She tells him that she loves him and that he should come pick her up.
- She calls Clark to pick her up.
- Casey has made contact with her friend who is to come pick her up at 2 p.m.
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- At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Senat was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.
- At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Moore was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.
- At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Okorafor was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.