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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pick \Pick\ (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Picked (p[i^]kt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Picking.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck;
akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G.
picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. Peck, v., Pike, Pitch
to throw.]
1. To throw; to pitch. [Obs.]
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As high as I could pick my lance. --Shak.
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2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with
anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument;
to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
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3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points;
as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
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4. To open (a lock) as by a wire.
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5. To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to
pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the
stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
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6. To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with
the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to
pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
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Did you pick Master Slender's purse? --Shak.
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He picks clean teeth, and, busy as he seems
With an old tavern quill, is hungry yet. --Cowper.
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7. To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable;
to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; --
often with out. "One man picked out of ten thousand."
--Shak.
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8. To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to
collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; -- often
with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up
information.
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9. To trim. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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To pick at, to tease or vex by pertinacious annoyance.

To pick a bone with. See under Bone.

To pick a thank, to curry favor. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's
Utopia).

To pick off.
(a) To pluck; to remove by picking.
(b) To shoot or bring down, one by one; as, sharpshooters
pick off the enemy.

To pick out.
(a) To mark out; to variegate; as, to pick out any dark
stuff with lines or spots of bright colors.
(b) To select from a number or quantity.

To pick to pieces, to pull apart piece by piece; hence
[Colloq.], to analyze; esp., to criticize in detail.

To pick a quarrel, to give occasion of quarrel
intentionally.

To pick up.
(a) To take up, as with the fingers.
(b) To get by repeated efforts; to gather here and there;
as, to pick up a livelihood; to pick up news.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pick \Pick\, n. [F. pic a pickax, a pick. See Pick, and cf.
Pike.]
1. A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in
composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
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2. (Mining & Mech.) A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes
pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle
inserted in the middle, -- used for digging ino the ground
by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer
used for dressing millstones.
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3. A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a
buckler. [Obs.] "Take down my buckler . . . and grind the
pick on 't." --Beau. & Fl.
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4. Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat
breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.
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France and Russia have the pick of our stables.
--Ld. Lytton.
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5. Hence: That which would be picked or chosen first; the
best; as, the pick of the flock.
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6. (Print.) A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow
of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot
on a printed sheet. --MacKellar.
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7. (Painting) That which is picked in, as with a pointed
pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
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8. (Weaving) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate
of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per
minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a
weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.
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Pick dressing (Arch.), in cut stonework, a facing made by a
pointed tool, leaving the surface in little pits or
depressions.

Pick hammer, a pick with one end sharp and the other blunt,
used by miners.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pick \Pick\, v. i.
1. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
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Why stand'st thou picking? Is thy palate sore?
--Dryden.
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2. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to
small things; to select something with care.
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3. To steal; to pilfer. "To keep my hands from picking and
stealing." --Book of Com. Prayer.
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To pick up, to improve by degrees; as, he is picking up in
health or business. [Colloq. U.S.]
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WordNet 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 yarn 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 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" [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,
option]
v 1: select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her
successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
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;
"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"; "foot the bill" [syn: foot]
9: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "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 nibbles" [syn: nibble, piece]

Moby Dictionary
abuse , accelerate , accost , accumulate , acquire , adz , aggravate ,
alternativity , amass , annoy , apprehend , arrest , assemble , ax ,
badger , bait , be at , beak , become acquainted with , bedevil , beset ,
best , bother , bread knife , bring in , bring together , bristle ,
browbeat , brown off , brush , bug , bully , bullyrag , bunt , burn up ,
bushwhacker , bust , butcher knife , buy , call for , carp at ,
carving knife , catch , champion , chaser , chisel , chivy , choice ,
choose , choose out , choosing , chosen , chuck , clean up , cleaver ,
clipper , clippers , co-optation , co-option , collar , collect ,
come by , come down with , contract , cream , criticize , crop ,
crop herbs , cull , cut , dab , dagger , decide between , decision ,
devil , dig , dig up , discern , discompose , discriminate , distemper ,
distinguish , disturb , dog , elect , election , elite , exasperate ,
excerpt , exclusive , exercise , extract , fash , fat , filling , fillip ,
find , first choice , flick , flip , flirt , flower , foment ,
free choice , free will , fret at , fuss at , gain , garner , gather ,
gather in , get , get better , get hold of , get in , get together ,
glean , go to get , gouge , grabble , graze , gripe , grub , grub up ,
hack , handpick , harass , harry , harvest , hassle , hatchet , hay ,
heckle , hector , heft , henpeck , hoe , hoist , hound , hunting knife ,
improve , incite , increase , initiate , intimidate , irk , irritate ,
jackknife , jest , kill , knife , lance , lancet , learn , letter-opener ,
lift up , machete , make a comeback , make a selection , make headway ,
make out , make progress , mark , master , mattock , meet , miff , molest ,
mow , nab , nag , nag at , neaten , needle , nettle , nibble , nibble at ,
nick , niggle , nippers , nonesuch , nonpareil , nosh , nudzh , nut ,
obtain , opt for , optimum , option , paper cutter , paper knife ,
paragon , paring knife , pat , peck , peck at , peeve , penknife ,
perk up , persecute , pester , pick and choose , pick at , pick off ,
pick on , pick out , pick up , pickax , picked , pinch , pique , plague ,
plectron , plectrum , plowshare , pluck , pluck the beard , plunk ,
pother , prefer , preference , preoption , pride , prime , prize ,
provoke , pull in , purchase , queen , quintessence , raise up , rake up ,
rally , rap , razor , razor blade , reap , reap and carry , recognize ,
recoup , recover , ride , rile , roil , round up , ruffle , run in ,
saw knife , sax , scalpel , scare up , scissors , scoop ,
scrape together , scrape up , scraper , screen out , scuffle hoe ,
scythe , select , selected , selection , separate , settle on ,
settle upon , share , shears , sheath knife , shoot , shoot down ,
sickle , sidecutters , sift , sift out , single out , snack , snap ,
snips , sort out , spear , speed up , spokeshave , start , stir up ,
straighten out , straighten up , strum , superlative , surgical knife ,
sweep the strings , sword , table knife , take , take in ,
take into custody , take up , tap , taunt , tease , tell apart ,
the best , the best ever , the pick , the tops , the very best , thrum ,
tickle , tidy up , tip , top , torment , touch , try the patience , twang ,
tweak the nose , vex , volition , warp , wedge , weft , whisk , will ,
winnow , woof , work up , worry , yap at