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Pick

/pɪk/

A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.

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📖 Definitions of "Pick"

noun

1
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
2
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
3
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
4
A choice; ability to choose.

verb

1
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
"Don't pick at that scab."
2
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.
"It's time to pick the tomatoes."
3
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
"She picked flowers in the meadow."
4
To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
"to pick rags"

🔄 Synonyms of "Pick"

23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
piecenoun	A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
creamnoun	The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
choicenoun	An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
cleanverb	Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
pecknoun	(ambitransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
pluckverb	(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
footnoun	A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
selectionnoun	The process or act of selecting.
cullverb	To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
woofnoun	(weaving) The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
nibbleverb	(transitive) To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
blameverb	(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
beaknoun	(anatomy) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
weftnoun	(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
fillingnoun	Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
plectronnoun	(music) Alternative form of plectrum. [(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.]
pickingnoun	The act of making a choice; selection.
find faultverb	(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To criticize something excessively.
plectrumnoun	(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
pickaxenoun	A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
pickaxnoun	(US) Alternative spelling of pickaxe. [A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pick"

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Word	Definition
pickaxverb	(US) Alternative spelling of pickaxe. [To use a pickaxe.]
pickaxeverb	A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
woofverb	(weaving) To place (yarns) crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp in a loom.
weftnoun	(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
nibbleverb	(transitive) To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
pluckverb	(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
plunkverb	(intransitive) To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
fillingnoun	Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
creamverb	(transitive, cooking) To rub, stir, or beat (butter) into a light creamy consistency.
cullverb	To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
pieceverb	(transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
footverb	(transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
peckverb	(ambitransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
beakverb	(transitive) To strike with the beak.
find faultverb	(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To criticize something excessively.
blameverb	(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
plectronnoun	(music) Alternative form of plectrum. [(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.]
choicenoun	An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
selectionnoun	The process or act of selecting.