pick

1 of 5

verb (1)

ˈpik

picked; picking; picks

transitive verb

: to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument

picked the hard clay

: to remove bit by bit

pick meat from bones

: to remove covering or adhering matter from

pick the bones

: to gather by plucking

pick apples

: choose, select

tried to pick the shortest route

: to make (one's way) slowly and carefully

picked his way through the rubble

: pilfer, rob

pick pockets

: to obtain useful information from by questioning

—used in such phrases as pick the brains of

: provoke

pick a quarrel

: to dig into : probe

picking his teeth

: to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingers

: to loosen or pull apart with a sharp point

pick wool

: to unlock with a device (such as a wire) other than the key

pick a lock

intransitive verb

: to use or work with a pick

: to gather or harvest something by plucking

: pilfer

—used in the phrase picking and stealing

: to eat sparingly or mincingly

picking listlessly at his dinner

pick

2 of 5

noun (1)

: a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument

: the act or privilege of choosing or selecting : choice

take your pick

: the best or choicest one

the pick of the herd

: one that is picked

his pick for vice president

: the portion of a crop gathered at one time

the first pick of peaches

: a screen in basketball

football : an intercepted forward pass : interception

… McNabb had his worst game of the year. He threw two picks, fumbled twice, got sacked seven times.—

Paul Zimmerman

pick

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a heavy, usually long-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends compare mattock

: toothpick

: picklock

: a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument

: one of the points on the forepart of the blade of a skate used in figure skating

: a comb with long widely spaced teeth used to give height to a hairstyle

pick

4 of 5

verb (2)

picked; picking; picks

transitive verb

chiefly dialectal : to throw or thrust with effort : hurl

: to throw (a shuttle) across the loom

pick

5 of 5

noun (3)

dialectal, England

: the act of pitching or throwing

: something thrown

: a throw of the shuttle

: a filling thread

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English piken, partly from Old English *pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick — more at pike

Noun (2)

Middle English pik

Verb (2)

Middle English pykken to pitch (a tent); akin to Middle English picchen to pitch

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

pick

1 of 3 verb

ˈpik

: to strike, pierce, or break up with a pointed tool

: to remove matter from bit by bit by or as if by plucking

picked the bone clean

: to gather by plucking

pick berries

: to pluck with a pick or with the fingers

pick a guitar

: select entry 1, choose

pick out a dress

: to make (one's way) slowly and carefully

picked their way through the rubble

: to steal or pilfer from

pick pockets

: to start (a fight) with someone else deliberately

: to dig at or into : probe

picking his teeth

: to eat sparingly or in a finicky manner

picked at her dinner

: to unlock without a key

pick a lock

picker noun

pick

2 of 3 noun

: a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument

: the act or opportunity of choosing : choice

take your pick

: the best or choicest one or portion

took only the pick of the crop

: one that is picked

his pick for vice president

pick

3 of 3 noun

: a heavy tool with a wooden handle and a blade pointed at one or both ends used especially to loosen or break up soil or rock

: a slender pointed instrument

ice pick

: a small thin piece of metal or plastic used to pluck a stringed instrument

: a comb with long widely spaced teeth used in grooming hair

picks 1 of 2

noun

plural of pick

as in bets

a person or thing that is chosen that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

bets
choices
chosen
selections
favorites
nominees
candidates
options
nominations
likes
appointments
preferences
likings
appointees
designations
electives
selectees
preselections

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejectees

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

best
tops
choices
elect
flowers
elites
aristocracies
royalties
qualities
pinks
creams
prides
primes
societies
upper crusts
crème de la crème
fat
illuminati
Halls of Fame
priesthoods
upper classes
A-lists
gentries
corps d'elite
nobilities
establishments
top drawers
caviares
caviars
who's whos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

masses
millions
multitudes
herds
unwasheds
commoners
rank and files
mobs
hoi polloi

as in choices

the power, right, or opportunity to choose you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

choices
options
selections
alternatives
preferences
votes
ways
elections
liberties
druthers
discretions
volitions
says
determinations
wills
voices
likings
tendencies
free wills
penchants
inclinations
predilections
proclivities
judgments
partialities
propensities
judgements
discernments
perspicacities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

forces
duties
obligations
duresses
coercions
Hobson's choices

as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer

Synonyms & Similar Words

blows
punches
hits
swipes
slaps
knocks
thumps
whacks
licks
pounds
pokes
thuds
beats
strokes
smacks
slams
clips
spanks
bangs
claps
hooks
hands
switches
chops
kicks
socks
bashes
swats
bops
hacks
smashes
raps
belts
pelts
biffs
boxes
busts
plumps
lashes
bats
fillips
buffets
cuffs
thwacks
stripes
whams
dabs
haymakers
knees
lickings
clouts
swings
cracks
slugs
wallops
stingers
whaps
douses
welts
counters
counterpunches
whops
lefts
counterstrokes
beatings
counterblows
shivers
whips
body blows
larrups
rights
counter-strokes
counter-blows
rabbit punches
sucker punches
uppercuts
knockdowns
batterings
crunchers
roundhouses
whippings
thrashings
knockouts
drubbings
sidewinders
bastinadoes
pastings
bastinades
KOs
kayos
one-twos
wallopings
right-handers

picks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pick

as in harvests

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

harvests
gathers
grows
fishes
cuts
reaps
mows
seals
accumulates
crops
forages
gleans
clams
bags
hunts
shrimps
captures
garners
traps
hays
nets
whales
raises
snares

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

seeds
plants
sows

as in selects

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I pick you as my partner

Synonyms & Similar Words

selects
chooses
names
takes
elects
culls
prefers
handpicks
tags
cherry-picks
designates
nominates
taps
accepts
opts (for)
adopts
appoints
marks
sets
preselects
tabs
embraces
singles (out)
fixes
espouses
settles (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejects
refuses
declines
spurns
discards
disapproves
repudiates
turns down
throws out
throws away
negatives
jettisons

as in provokes

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being he seems to be trying to pick a fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

provokes
raises
promotes
triggers
encourages
brews
incites
instigates
ferments
stimulates
foments
cultivates
abets
sets in motion
inspires
forwards
stirs (up)
sets
sets off
stimulates
nurtures
whips (up)
fosters
advances
motivates
sows
detonates
nourishes
furthers
rouses
excites
activates
galvanizes
energizes
fires
inflames
quickens
enlivens
enflames
vitalizes
invigorates
peps (up)
jazzes (up)
livens (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

holds
checks
reins (in)
regulates
restrains
constrains
discourages
curbs
inhibits
tames
settles
calms
subdues
bridles
stills
soothes
quiets
allays
tranquillizes
tranquilizes

as in nibbles

to eat reluctantly and in small bites still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food

Synonyms & Similar Words

nibbles
snacks
noshes
pecks
tastes
grazes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

swills
gorges
overeats
gormandizes
pigs out

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp

Synonyms & Similar Words

stabs
sticks
punctures
jabs
pierces
spits
pecks
spears
spikes
punches
slices
pokes
pinks
lances
skewers
gores
transfixes
runs through
harpoons
impales
transpierces
cuts
perforates
thrusts
spindles
riddles
quills
pricks
gimlets
dirks
pikes
prongs
bayonets
knifes
poniards
pinpricks

单词	picks
释义	pick 1 of 5 verb (1) ˈpik picked; picking; picks transitive verb 1 : to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument picked the hard clay 2 a : to remove bit by bit pick meat from bones b : to remove covering or adhering matter from pick the bones 3 a : to gather by plucking pick apples b : choose, select tried to pick the shortest route c : to make (one's way) slowly and carefully picked his way through the rubble 4 a : pilfer, rob pick pockets b : to obtain useful information from by questioning —used in such phrases as pick the brains of 5 : provoke pick a quarrel 6 a : to dig into : probe picking his teeth b : to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingers c : to loosen or pull apart with a sharp point pick wool 7 : to unlock with a device (such as a wire) other than the key pick a lock intransitive verb 1 : to use or work with a pick 2 : to gather or harvest something by plucking 3 : pilfer —used in the phrase picking and stealing 4 : to eat sparingly or mincingly picking listlessly at his dinner pick 2 of 5 noun (1) 1 : a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument 2 a : the act or privilege of choosing or selecting : choice take your pick b : the best or choicest one the pick of the herd c : one that is picked his pick for vice president 3 : the portion of a crop gathered at one time the first pick of peaches 4 : a screen in basketball 5 football : an intercepted forward pass : interception … McNabb had his worst game of the year. He threw two picks, fumbled twice, got sacked seven times.—Paul Zimmerman pick 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 : a heavy, usually long-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends compare mattock 2 a : toothpick b : picklock c : a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument 3 : one of the points on the forepart of the blade of a skate used in figure skating 4 : a comb with long widely spaced teeth used to give height to a hairstyle Illustration of pick pick 2c pick 4 of 5 verb (2) picked; picking; picks transitive verb 1 chiefly dialectal : to throw or thrust with effort : hurl 2 : to throw (a shuttle) across the loom pick 5 of 5 noun (3) 1 dialectal, England a : the act of pitching or throwing b : something thrown 2 a : a throw of the shuttle b : a filling thread Phrases pick and choose : to select with care and deliberation pick at : to criticize repeatedly especially for minor faults : nag pick on : to single out for criticism, teasing, or bullying picked on smaller boys also : to single out for a particular purpose or for special attention Synonyms Verb (1) gather harvest reap Noun (1) bet choice chosen selection See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Verb (1) Middle English piken, partly from Old English pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken* to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick — more at pike Noun (2) Middle English pik Verb (2) Middle English pykken to pitch (a tent); akin to Middle English picchen to pitch First Known Use Verb (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (3) 1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing pick bone to pick ear pick choose/pick sides cherry-pick first pick pick/take up the cudgels for pick/step up the pace pick/choose your poison number one pick pick/take up the gauntlet pick/take up the slack pick a fight/quarrel pick a fight pick and choose pick-and-mix pick-and-shovel pick a quarrel pick off pick-me-up pick one's way pick oneself up pick out pick over pick-six pick (someone or something) to pieces/shreds pick someone's brain/brains pick someone's pocket pick (something) clean pick up pick up and leave/go pick up after (someone) pick up steam pick up speed/momentum pick up the pace pick up the tab/bill/check take one's pick the pick of the bunch the pick of the litter ice pick pick apart pick up the tab pick up the pieces pick a lock pick-and-roll pick up the threads pick up on pick at pick on pick the brains of See More bone to pick ear pick choose/pick sides cherry-pick first pick pick/take up the cudgels for pick/step up the pace pick/choose your poison number one pick pick/take up the gauntlet pick/take up the slack pick a fight/quarrel pick a fight pick and choose pick-and-mix pick-and-shovel pick a quarrel pick off pick-me-up pick one's way pick oneself up pick out pick over pick-six pick (someone or something) to pieces/shreds pick someone's brain/brains pick someone's pocket pick (something) clean pick up pick up and leave/go pick up after (someone) pick up steam pick up speed/momentum pick up the pace pick up the tab/bill/check take one's pick the pick of the bunch the pick of the litter ice pick pick apart pick up the tab pick up the pieces pick a lock pick-and-roll pick up the threads pick up on pick at pick on pick the brains of See More Kids Definition pick 1 of 3 verb ˈpik 1 : to strike, pierce, or break up with a pointed tool 2 a : to remove matter from bit by bit by or as if by plucking picked the bone clean b : to gather by plucking pick berries c : to pluck with a pick or with the fingers pick a guitar 3 a : select entry 1, choose pick out a dress b : to make (one's way) slowly and carefully picked their way through the rubble 4 : to steal or pilfer from pick pockets 5 : to start (a fight) with someone else deliberately 6 : to dig at or into : probe picking his teeth 7 : to eat sparingly or in a finicky manner picked at her dinner 8 : to unlock without a key pick a lock picker noun pick 2 of 3 noun 1 : a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument 2 a : the act or opportunity of choosing : choice take your pick b : the best or choicest one or portion took only the pick of the crop c : one that is picked his pick for vice president pick 3 of 3 noun 1 : a heavy tool with a wooden handle and a blade pointed at one or both ends used especially to loosen or break up soil or rock 2 : a slender pointed instrument ice pick 3 : a small thin piece of metal or plastic used to pluck a stringed instrument 4 : a comb with long widely spaced teeth used in grooming hair picks 1 of 2 noun plural of pick 1 as in bets a person or thing that is chosen that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bets choices chosen selections favorites nominees candidates options nominations likes appointments preferences likings appointees designations electives selectees preselections Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejectees 2 as in best individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition Synonyms & Similar Words best tops choices elect flowers elites aristocracies royalties qualities pinks creams prides primes societies upper crusts crème de la crème fat illuminati Halls of Fame priesthoods upper classes A-lists gentries corps d'elite nobilities establishments top drawers caviares caviars who's whos Antonyms & Near Antonyms masses millions multitudes herds unwasheds commoners rank and files mobs hoi polloi See More 3 as in choices the power, right, or opportunity to choose you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team Synonyms & Similar Words choices options selections alternatives preferences votes ways elections liberties druthers discretions volitions says determinations wills voices likings tendencies free wills penchants inclinations predilections proclivities judgments partialities propensities judgements discernments perspicacities Antonyms & Near Antonyms forces duties obligations duresses coercions Hobson's choices 4 as in blows a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer Synonyms & Similar Words blows punches hits swipes slaps knocks thumps whacks licks pounds pokes thuds beats strokes smacks slams clips spanks bangs claps hooks hands switches chops kicks socks bashes swats bops hacks smashes raps belts pelts biffs boxes busts plumps lashes bats fillips buffets cuffs thwacks stripes whams dabs haymakers knees lickings clouts swings cracks slugs wallops stingers whaps douses welts counters counterpunches whops lefts counterstrokes beatings counterblows shivers whips body blows larrups rights counter-strokes counter-blows rabbit punches sucker punches uppercuts knockdowns batterings crunchers roundhouses whippings thrashings knockouts drubbings sidewinders bastinadoes pastings bastinades KOs kayos one-twos wallopings right-handers picks 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of pick 1 as in harvests to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner Synonyms & Similar Words harvests gathers grows fishes cuts reaps mows seals accumulates crops forages gleans clams bags hunts shrimps captures garners traps hays nets whales raises snares Antonyms & Near Antonyms seeds plants sows 2 as in selects to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I pick you as my partner Synonyms & Similar Words selects chooses names takes elects culls prefers handpicks tags cherry-picks designates nominates taps accepts opts (for) adopts appoints marks sets preselects tabs embraces singles (out) fixes espouses settles (on or upon) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejects refuses declines spurns discards disapproves repudiates turns down throws out throws away negatives jettisons See More 3 as in provokes to bring (something volatile or intense) into being he seems to be trying to pick a fight Synonyms & Similar Words provokes raises promotes triggers encourages brews incites instigates ferments stimulates foments cultivates abets sets in motion inspires forwards stirs (up) sets sets off stimulates nurtures whips (up) fosters advances motivates sows detonates nourishes furthers rouses excites activates galvanizes energizes fires inflames quickens enlivens enflames vitalizes invigorates peps (up) jazzes (up) livens (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms holds checks reins (in) regulates restrains constrains discourages curbs inhibits tames settles calms subdues bridles stills soothes quiets allays tranquillizes tranquilizes See More 4 as in nibbles to eat reluctantly and in small bites still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food Synonyms & Similar Words nibbles snacks noshes pecks tastes grazes Antonyms & Near Antonyms swills gorges overeats gormandizes pigs out 5 as in stabs to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp Synonyms & Similar Words stabs sticks punctures jabs pierces spits pecks spears spikes punches slices pokes pinks lances skewers gores transfixes runs through harpoons impales transpierces cuts perforates thrusts spindles riddles quills pricks gimlets dirks pikes prongs bayonets knifes poniards pinpricks
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pick

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