pick
noun
1 pick
The person or thing chosen or selected:
— He was my pick for mayor.
synonyms: choice, selection.
Dutch: keus, keuze, selectie
2 pick
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.
synonym: picking.
3 pick
The best people or things in a group.
synonym: cream.
Roget 648:
goodness
etc.
adj.;
excellence,
merit;
virtue
etc.
944;
value,
worth,
price.
super-excellence,
supereminence;
superiority
etc.
33;
perfection
etc.
650;
coup de maitre [Fr.];
masterpiece,
chef d'ouvre [Fr.],
prime,
flower,
cream,
elite,
pick,
A 1,
nonesuch,
nonpareil,
creme de la creme,
flower of the flock,
cock of the roost,
salt of the earth;
champion;
prodigy.
tidbit;
gem,
gem of the first water;
bijou,
precious stone,
jewel,
pearl,
diamond,
ruby,
brilliant,
treasure;
good thing;
rara avis [Lat.],
one in a thousand.
beneficence
etc.
906;
good man
etc.
948.
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Dutch: bloem, crème de la crème, fine fleur, keur, puikje, vlaggenschip
4 pick
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.
synonyms: filling, weft, woof.
Dutch: woef, waf, breedtedraad, inslag
Polish: wątek tkacki, wątek
5 pick
A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.
synonyms: plectron, plectrum.
Dutch: plectrum
Polish: kostka, piórko, plektron
6 pick
A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material.
Dutch: hak
7 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.
synonyms: pickax, pickaxe.
Roget 253:
sharpness
etc.
adj.;
acuity,
acumination†;
spinosity†.
point,
spike,
spine,
spicule [Biol.],
spiculum†;
needle,
hypodermic needle,
tack,
nail,
pin;
prick,
prickle;
spur,
rowel,
barb;
spit,
cusp;
horn,
antler;
snag;
tag thorn,
bristle;
Adam's needle†,
bear grass [U.S.],
tine,
yucca.
nib,
tooth,
tusk;
spoke,
cog,
ratchet.
crag,
crest,
arete [Fr.],
cone peak,
sugar loaf,
pike,
aiguille†;
spire,
pyramid,
steeple.
beard,
chevaux de frise [Fr.],
porcupine,
hedgehog,
brier,
bramble,
thistle;
comb;
awn,
beggar's lice,
bur,
burr,
catchweed†,
cleavers,
clivers†,
goose,
grass,
hairif†,
hariff,
flax comb,
hackle,
hatchel†,
heckle.
wedge;
knife edge,
cutting edge;
blade,
edge tool,
cutlery,
knife,
penknife,
whittle,
razor,
razor blade,
safety razor,
straight razor,
electric razor;
scalpel;
bistoury†,
lancet;
plowshare,
coulter,
colter†;
hatchet,
ax,
pickax,
mattock,
pick,
adze,
gill;
billhook,
cleaver,
cutter;
scythe,
sickle;
scissors,
shears,
pruning shears,
cutters,
wire cutters,
nail clipper,
paper cutter;
sword
etc.
(arms)
727;
bodkin
etc.
(perforator)
262;
belduque†,
bowie knife†,
paring knife;
bushwhacker [U.S.];
drawing knife,
drawing shave;
microtome [Micro.];
chisel,
screwdriver blade;
flint blade;
guillotine.
sharpener,
hone,
strop;
grindstone,
whetstone;
novaculite†;
steel,
emery.
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Dutch: pikhouweel, houweel
Polish: kilof
8 pick
A basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body.
9 pick
The act of choosing or selecting:
— You can take your pick.
synonyms: choice, option, selection.
Roget 609:
choice,
option;
discretion
etc.
(volition)
600;
preoption†;
alternative;
dilemma,
embarras de choix [Fr.];
adoption,
cooptation†;
novation†;
decision
etc.
(judgment)
480.
election;
political election
(politics)
737.1.
selection,
excerption,
gleaning,
eclecticism;
excerpta†,
gleanings,
cuttings,
scissors and paste;
pick
etc.
(best)
650.
preference,
prelation†,
opinion poll,
survey;
predilection
etc.
(desire)
865.
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Dutch: keus, keuze
Polish: typowanie, selekcjonowanie, wybieranie
verb
1 pick
Select carefully from a group.
Roget 775:
acquire,
get,
gain,
win,
earn,
obtain,
procure,
gather;
collect
etc.
(assemble)
72;
pick,
pickup;
glean.
find;
come upon,
pitch upon,
light upon;
scrape up,
scrape together;
get in,
reap and carry,
net,
bag,
sack,
bring home,
secure;
derive,
draw,
get in the harvest.
profit;
make profit,
draw profit,
turn a quick profit;
turn to profit,
turn to account;
make capital out of,
make money by;
obtain a return,
reap the fruits of;
reap an advantage,
gain an advantage;
turn a penny,
turn an honest penny;
make the pot boil,
bring grist to the mill;
make money,
coin money,
raise money;
raise funds,
raise the wind;
fill one's pocket
etc.
(wealth)
803.
treasure up
etc.
(store)
636;
realize,
clear;
produce
etc.
161;
take
etc.
789.
get back,
recover,
regain,
retrieve,
revendicate†,
replevy [Law],
redeem,
come by one's own.
come by,
come in for;
receive
etc.
785;
inherit;
step into a fortune,
step into the shoes of;
succeed to.
get hold of,
get between one's finger and thumb,
get into one's hand,
get at;
take possession,
come into possession,
enter into possession.
be profitable
etc.
adj.;
pay,
answer.
accrue
etc.
(be received)
785.
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2 pick
Look for and gather:
— Pick mushrooms.
— Pick flowers.
synonyms: cull, pluck.
3 pick
Harass with constant criticism:
— Don't always pick on your little brother.
synonyms: blame, find fault.
4 pick
5 pick
6 pick
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits.
synonym: clean.
Roget 652:
be clean,
render clean
etc.
adj.;
clean,
cleanse;
mundify†,
rinse,
wring,
flush,
full,
wipe,
mop,
sponge,
scour,
swab,
scrub,
brush up.
wash,
lave,
launder,
buck;
absterge†,
deterge†;
decrassify†;
clear,
purify;
depurate†,
despumate†,
defecate;
purge,
expurgate,
elutriate [Chem],
lixiviate†,
edulcorate†,
clarify,
refine,
rack;
filter,
filtrate;
drain,
strain.
disinfect,
fumigate,
ventilate,
deodorize;
whitewash;
castrate,
emasculate.
sift,
winnow,
pick,
weed,
comb,
rake,
brush,
sweep.
rout out,
clear out,
sweep out
&c.;
make a clean sweep of.
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7 pick
8 pick
Pay for something:
— Pick up the tab.
— Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages.
synonym: foot.
9 pick
Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.
synonyms: pluck, plunk.
10 pick
Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example:
— Pick open the ice.
synonym: break up.
11 pick
Hit lightly with a picking motion.
synonyms: beak, peck.
Roget 298:
eat,
feed,
fare,
devour,
swallow,
take;
gulp,
bolt,
snap;
fall to;
despatch,
dispatch;
discuss;
take down,
get down,
gulp down;
lay in,
tuck in [Slang];
lick,
pick,
peck;
gormandize
etc.
957;
bite,
champ,
munch,
cranch†,
craunch†,
crunch,
chew,
masticate,
nibble,
gnaw,
mumble.
live on;
feed upon,
batten upon,
fatten upon,
feast upon;
browse,
graze,
crop,
regale;
carouse
etc.
(make merry)
840;
eat heartily,
do justice to,
play a good knife and fork,
banquet.
break bread,
break one's fast;
breakfast,
lunch,
dine,
take tea,
sup.
drink in,
drink up,
drink one's fill;
quaff,
sip,
sup;
suck,
suck up;
lap;
swig;
swill [Slang],
chugalug [Slang],
tipple
etc.
(be drunken)
959;
empty one's glass,
drain the cup;
toss off,
toss one's glass;
wash down,
crack a bottle,
wet one's whistle.
purvey
etc.
637.
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12 pick
Eat intermittently; take small bites of.
synonyms: nibble, piece.
Dutch: knabbelen
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picked
adjective
Roget 648:
harmless,
hurtless†;
unobnoxious†,
innocuous,
innocent,
inoffensive.
beneficial,
valuable,
of value;
serviceable
etc.
(useful)
644;
advantageous,
edifying,
profitable;
salutary
etc.
(healthful)
656.
favorable;
propitious
etc.
(hope-giving)
858;
fair.
good,
good as gold;
excellent;
better;
superior
etc.
33;
above par;
nice,
fine;
genuine
etc.
(true)
494.
best,
choice,
select,
picked,
elect,
recherche,
rare,
priceless;
unparagoned†,
unparalleled
etc.
(supreme)
33;
superlatively
etc.
33;
good;
bully [Slang],
crackajack [Slang],
giltedged;
superfine,
superexcellent†;
of the first water;
first-rate,
first-class;
high-wrought,
exquisite,
very best,
crack,
prime,
tiptop,
capital,
cardinal;
standard
etc.
(perfect)
650;
inimitable.
admirable,
estimable;
praiseworthy
etc.
(approve)
931;
pleasing
etc.
829;
couleur de rose [Fr.],
precious,
of great price;
costly
etc.
(dear)
814;
worth its weight in gold,
worth a Jew's eye;
priceless,
invaluable,
inestimable,
precious as the apple of the eye.
tolerable
etc.
(not very good)
651;
up to the mark,
unexceptionable,
unobjectionable;
satisfactory,
tidy.
in good condition,
in fair condition;
fresh;
sound
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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