pick
n 1: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for
mayor" [syn: {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" [syn: {picking}]
3: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of
England's young men were killed in the Great War" [syn: {cream}]
4: the thread woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: {woof},
{weft}, {filling}]
5: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to
pluck a stringed instrument [syn: {plectrum}, {plectron}]
6: a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to
clean dirt out of the cracks"
7: a heavy wooden-handled iron tool with a curved head that is
pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to
break the rocks" [syn: {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" [syn: {choice}, {selection}]
v 1: select carefully from a group: "She finally picked her
successor"; "He picked his way carefully"; "We had to
pick through a lot of data"
2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
{pluck}, {cull}]
3: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your
little brother" [syn: {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,
as of chickens or fruit; "Clean the turkey" [syn: {clean}]
7: pilfer or rob: "pick pockets"
8: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of
high interest mortgages" [syn: {foot}]
9: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of
guitar strings; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
[syn: {pluck}, {plunk}]
10: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground,
for example; "Pick open the ice" [syn: {break up}]
11: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {peck}, {beak}]
12: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
just picks at the food" [syn: {nibble}, {piece}]