PICK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of choosing or selecting
   Synonym(s)
   • choice (what does choice mean?)
   • option (what does option mean?)
   • selection (what does selection mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • your choice of colors was unfortunate
   • you can take your pick
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • action (what does action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • casting (what does casting mean?)
   • coloration (what does coloration mean?)
   • colouration (what does colouration mean?)
   • sampling (what does sampling mean?)
   • decision (what does decision mean?)
   • determination (what does determination mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • volition (what does volition mean?)
   • willing (what does willing mean?)
   • election (what does election mean?)
   • vote (what does vote mean?)
   • ballot (what does ballot mean?)
   • voting (what does voting mean?)
   • balloting (what does balloting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • choose (what does choose mean?)
   • prefer (what does prefer mean?)
   • opt (what does opt mean?)
   • choose (what does choose mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • select (what does select mean?)
   • pick out (what does pick out mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a basketball maneuver
   • obstructing an opponent with one’’s body
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was called for setting an illegal pick
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • basketball play (what does basketball play mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
   Synonym(s)
   • pickax (what does pickax mean?)
   • pickaxe (what does pickaxe mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • edge tool (what does edge tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mattock (what does mattock mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a thin sharp implement used for picking
   Usage Example(s)
   • he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hand tool (what does hand tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • icepick (what does icepick mean?)
   • ice pick (what does ice pick mean?)
   • toothpick (what does toothpick mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
   Synonym(s)
   • plectron (what does plectron mean?)
   • plectrum (what does plectrum mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • device (what does device mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • guitar pick (what does guitar pick mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   • plunk (what does plunk mean?)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
   Synonym(s)
   • filling (what does filling mean?)
   • weft (what does weft mean?)
   • woof (what does woof mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thread (what does thread mean?)
   • yarn (what does yarn mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the person or thing chosen or selected
   Synonym(s)
   • choice (what does choice mean?)
   • selection (what does selection mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was my pick for mayor
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decision making (what does decision making mean?)
   • deciding (what does deciding mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pleasure (what does pleasure mean?)
   • favorite (what does favorite mean?)
   • favourite (what does favourite mean?)
   • way (what does way mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the best people or things in a group
   Synonym(s)
   • cream (what does cream mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the cream of England’’s young men were killed in the Great War
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • elite (what does elite mean?)
   • elite group (what does elite group mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
9. Meaning
   • the quantity of a crop that is harvested
   Synonym(s)
   • picking (what does picking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he sent the first picking of berries to the market
   • it was the biggest peach pick in years
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • output (what does output mean?)
   • yield (what does yield mean?)
   • production (what does production mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   • cull (what does cull mean?)

PICK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
   Synonym(s)
   • clean (what does clean mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Clean the turkey
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
2. Meaning
   • remove in small bits
   Usage Example(s)
   • pick meat from a bone
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
3. Meaning
   • select carefully from a group
   Usage Example(s)
   • She finally picked her successor
   • He picked his way carefully
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • choose (what does choose mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • select (what does select mean?)
   • pick out (what does pick out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hand-pick (what does hand-pick mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • choice (what does choice mean?)
   • selection (what does selection mean?)
   • option (what does option mean?)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • cream (what does cream mean?)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • choice (what does choice mean?)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • selection (what does selection mean?)
   • picker (what does picker mean?)
   • chooser (what does chooser mean?)
   • selector (what does selector mean?)
4. Meaning
   • harass with constant criticism
   Synonym(s)
   • blame (what does blame mean?)
   • find fault (what does find fault mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Don”t always pick on your little brother
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • criticize (what does criticize mean?)
   • criticise (what does criticise mean?)
   • pick apart (what does pick apart mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cynic (what does cynic mean?)
   • faultfinder (what does faultfinder mean?)
   • blame (what does blame mean?)
   • rap (what does rap mean?)
5. Meaning
   • eat intermittently
   • take small bites of
   Synonym(s)
   • nibble (what does nibble mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He pieced at the sandwich all morning
   • She never eats a full meal–she just nibbles
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   • slice (what does slice mean?)
   • nybble (what does nybble mean?)
   • nibble (what does nibble mean?)
   • nibbler (what does nibbler mean?)
6. Meaning
   • hit lightly with a picking motion
   Synonym(s)
   • beak (what does beak mean?)
   • peck (what does peck mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beak (what does beak mean?)
   • beak (what does beak mean?)
   • bill (what does bill mean?)
   • neb (what does neb mean?)
   • nib (what does nib mean?)
   • pecker (what does pecker mean?)
   • beak (what does beak mean?)
   • bill (what does bill mean?)
   • neb (what does neb mean?)
   • nib (what does nib mean?)
   • pecker (what does pecker mean?)
7. Meaning
   • look for and gather
   Synonym(s)
   • cull (what does cull mean?)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pick mushrooms
   • pick flowers
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gather (what does gather mean?)
   • garner (what does garner mean?)
   • collect (what does collect mean?)
   • pull together (what does pull together mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mushroom (what does mushroom mean?)
   • berry (what does berry mean?)
   See Also
   • cull out (what does cull out mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • receive (what does receive mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   • pull off (what does pull off mean?)
   • pick off (what does pick off mean?)
   • sieve out (what does sieve out mean?)
   • pick over (what does pick over mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • hear (what does hear mean?)
   • get word (what does get word mean?)
   • get wind (what does get wind mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • find out (what does find out mean?)
   • get a line (what does get a line mean?)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • picking (what does picking mean?)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • picker (what does picker mean?)
   • picking (what does picking mean?)
8. Meaning
   • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
   Synonym(s)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Pick open the ice
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pierce (what does pierce mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • pickax (what does pickax mean?)
   • pickaxe (what does pickaxe mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • chop (what does chop mean?)
   • hack (what does hack mean?)
9. Meaning
   • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   Synonym(s)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   • plunk (what does plunk mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he plucked the strings of his mandolin
   Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • twang (what does twang mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • plectrum (what does plectrum mean?)
   • plectron (what does plectron mean?)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
10. Meaning
    • provoke
    Usage Example(s)
    • pick a fight or a quarrel
    Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • provoke (what does provoke mean?)
    • evoke (what does evoke mean?)
    • call forth (what does call forth mean?)
    • kick up (what does kick up mean?)
11. Meaning
    • pay for something
    Synonym(s)
    • foot (what does foot mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • pick up the tab
    • pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages
    • foot the bill
    Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • pay (what does pay mean?)
12. Meaning
    • pilfer or rob
    Usage Example(s)
    • pick pockets
    Hypernyms(s) pick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • rob (what does rob mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • pickings (what does pickings mean?)
    • taking (what does taking mean?)