to choose (something) deliberately or carefully, from or as if from a group or number; select

to pluck or gather (fruit, berries, or crops) from (a tree, bush, field, etc)

to clean or prepare (fruit, poultry, etc) by removing the indigestible parts

to remove loose particles from (the teeth, the nose, etc)

(esp of birds) to nibble or gather (corn, etc)

to nibble (at) fussily or without appetite

to separate (strands, fibres, etc), as in weaving

to provoke (an argument, fight, etc) deliberately

to steal (money or valuables) from (a person's pocket)

to open (a lock) with an instrument other than a key

to pluck the strings of (a guitar, banjo, etc)

to make (one's way) carefully on foot

freedom or right of selection (esp in the phrase take one's pick)

a person, thing, etc, that is chosen first or preferred

the act of picking

the amount of a crop picked at one period or from one area

a speck of dirt or paper fibre or a blob of ink on the surface of set type or a printing plate

a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc

any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick

a plectrum

to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick

to form (a hole) in this way

to cast (a shuttle)

one casting of a shuttle

a weft or filling thread