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   pick

   /pik/

   verb

   • 1. take hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing: "I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room" Similar harvestgather (in)collecttake inpluckpulldigcropreapbring homeliterary:gleangarnercull
   • ▪ take hold of and lift or move: "he picked a match out of the box"
   • 2. choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought: "maybe I picked the wrong career after all" Similar chooseselectpick outsingle outincludehandpickdecide onsettle onfix onsift outsort outtakepreferfavoropt forplump forvote forelectnamenominateadoptdesignateassignappointallotidentifyspecifymentionciteOpposite rejectdiscard
   • ▪ walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best or safest places to put one's feet: "he picked his way along the edge of the track, avoiding the potholes"
   • 3. make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers: "she picked a hole in her tights"
   • ▪ remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument: "he picked his teeth with a matchstick"
   • 4. pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo): "people were singing and picking guitars" Similar strumtwangthrumpluckfinger

   noun

   • 1. an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives: "take your pick from our extensive menu" Similar choiceselectionoptiondecisionpreferencefavorite
   • ▪ the person or thing perceived as the best in a particular group: informal "he was the pick of the bunch" Similar bestfinesttopchoicechoicestprimecreamflowerprizetreasurepearlgemjewelthe jewel in the crownthe crème de la crèmeeliteelectinformal:the tops
   • ▪ a person or thing that has been selected: "the club made him their first pick"
   • 2. an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.

   Word Origin Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken ‘pick, peck’, and German picken ‘peck, puncture’, also with French piquer ‘to prick’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pickable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • I

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   • K

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