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pick - a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" |
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hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
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ice pick,
icepick pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
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toothpick pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
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pick - 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" |
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pickax,
pickaxe |
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edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
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mattock a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
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pick - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument |
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plectrum,
plectron |
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device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
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guitar pick a plectrum used to pluck a guitar
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pick - a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" |
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basketball play a play executed by a basketball team
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| verb |
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pick - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" |
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pluck,
cull |
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pull together,
garner,
collect,
gather store grain
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cull out,
winnow select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
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receive,
pick up convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
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pick up,
catch lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
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pick up lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
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pick off,
tweak,
pull off,
pluck shoot one by one
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pick over,
sieve out separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"
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get a line,
get wind,
get word,
find out,
hear,
learn,
discover,
pick up,
see trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
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mushroom grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"
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berry pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
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pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" |
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select,
pick out,
choose,
take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
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hand-pick pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-picked his new team"
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pick - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" |
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chop,
hack hit sharply
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pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
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pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" |
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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pick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" |
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rob take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
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pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" |
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call forth,
kick up,
provoke,
evoke cause to rise by kicking; "kick up dust"
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