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P0283500 (pĭk)v. picked, pick·ing, picks v.tr.1. To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked.2. a. To gather in; harvest: They were picking cotton.b. To gather the harvest from: picked the field in one day.3. a. To remove the outer covering of; pluck: pick a chicken clean of feathers.b. To tear off bit by bit: pick meat from the bones.4. To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth, for example).5. To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.6. To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp pointed instrument.7. To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp pointed instrument.8. To take up (food) with the beak; peck: The parrot picked its seed.9. To steal the contents of: My pocket was picked.10. To open (a lock) without the use of a key.11. To provoke: pick a fight.12. Music a. To pluck (an instrument's strings).b. To play (an instrument) by plucking its strings.c. To play (a tune) in this manner: picked a melody out on the guitar.v.intr.1. To decide with care or forethought.2. To work with a pick.3. To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp: He's always picking about something.4. To be harvested or gathered: The ripe apples picked easily.n.1. The act of picking, especially with a sharp pointed instrument.2. The act of selecting or choosing; choice: got first pick of the desserts.3. Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part: the pick of the crop.4. The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.5. Sports An interception of a pass.6. Basketball A screen.Phrasal Verbs: pick apart To refute or find flaws in by close examination: The lawyer picked the testimony apart. pick at1. To pluck or pull at, especially with the fingers.2. To eat sparingly or without appetite: The child just picked at the food.3. Informal To nag: Don't pick at me. pick off1. To shoot after singling out: The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.2. Baseball To put out (a base runner standing off base) by making a quick throw to a fielder. Used especially of a pitcher or catcher.3. Sports To intercept (a pass), as in football. pick on To tease or bully. pick out1. To choose or select: picked out a nice watch.2. To discern from the surroundings; distinguish: picked out their cousins from the crowd. pick over To sort out or examine item by item: picked over the grapes before buying them. pick up1. To take up (something) with a hand or other body part or with an instrument: Could you pick up that book? The dog picked up the bone in its mouth.2. To collect or gather: picked up some pebbles.3. To tidy up; clean: picked up the bedroom.4. To take on (passengers or freight, for example): The bus picks up commuters at five stops.5. Informal a. To acquire casually or by accident: picked up a new coat on sale.b. To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience: picked up French quickly.c. To claim: picked up her car at the repair shop.d. To buy: picked up some milk at the store.e. To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it: Let me pick up the tab.f. To come down with (a disease): picked up a virus at school.g. To gain: picked up five yards on that play.6. Informal To take into custody: The agents picked up six smugglers.7. Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.8. a. To come upon and follow: The dog picked up the scent.b. To come upon and observe: picked up two submarines on sonar.c. To receive, detect, or register: Did the microphone pick up that sound?9. To continue after a break: Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.10. Informal To improve in condition or activity: Sales picked up last fall.11. Informal a. To prepare a sudden departure: She just picked up and left.b. In golf, to grab one's ball from the ground while it is in play, indicating that one has given up.Idioms: pick and choose To select with great care. pick holes in To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in: picked holes in the argument. pick nits To find fault in a petty way; nitpick. pick (one's) way To find passage and make careful progress through it: picked her way down the slope. pick (someone) to pieces To criticize sharply. pick up on Informal 1. To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed: is quick to pick up on new computer skills.2. To notice: picked up on my roommate's bad mood and left him alone.

[Middle English piken, to prick, from Old English *pīcian, to prick, and from Old French piquer, to pierce (from Vulgar Latin *piccāre; see pique).]

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P0283500 (pĭk)n.1. A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.2. a. Something, such as an ice pick, toothpick, or picklock, used for picking.b. A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.c. A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.3. Music A plectrum.

[Middle English pik, variant of pike, sharp point; see pike⁵.]

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P0283500 (pĭk)n.1. A weft thread in weaving.2. A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.tr.v. picked, pick·ing, picks To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.

[Dialectal, from pick, to pitch, thrust, variant of pitch.]

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Verb	1.	pick up - take and lift upwardgather up, lift uplift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	pick up - take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
	3.	pick up - give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	4.	pick up - gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"gather up, call for, collectacquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	5.	pick up - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, find out, seeget the goods - discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"wise up - get wise to; "They wised up to it"trip up, catch - detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"ascertain - learn or discover with certaintydiscover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"witness, see, find - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
	6.	pick up - get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	7.	pick up - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, apprehendclutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	8.	pick up - buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
	9.	pick up - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"receiveperceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"hear - receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"
	10.	pick up - lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
	11.	pick up - meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose
	12.	pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift upstimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"beatify - make blessedly happypuff - make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego"beatify, exhilarate, inebriate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill - fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
	13.	pick up - improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"turn aroundameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
	14.	pick up - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"catchperceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
	15.	pick up - eat by pecking at, like a birdpeckeat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	16.	pick up - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"gain vigor, perk, perk up, percolateconvalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

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verb1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives.Also used with out:choose, cull, elect, opt (for), select, single (out).2. To collect ripe crops:crop, garner, gather, harvest, reap.phrasal verb
pick offTo wound or kill with a firearm:gun (down), shoot.Slang: plug.phrasal verb
pick onTo scold or find fault with constantly:carp at, fuss at, nag, peck at.Informal: henpeck.phrasal verb
pick outTo perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty:descry, discern, distinguish, make out, spot.phrasal verb
pick up1. To move (something) to a higher position:boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.2. To collect (something) bit by bit:cull, extract, garner, gather, glean.3. Informal. To come into possession of:acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, win.Informal: land.4. Informal. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study:get, learn, master.5. Informal. To take into custody as a prisoner:apprehend, arrest, seize.Informal: nab.Slang: bust, collar, pinch, run in.6. To begin or go on after an interruption:continue, renew, reopen, restart, resume, take up.noun1. The superlative or most preferable part of something:best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elite, flower, prize, top.Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch.2. One that is selected:choice, chosen, elect, select.

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(pik) verb1. to choose or select. Pick the one you like best.挑选2. to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand. The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.采摘3. to lift (someone or something). He picked up the child.捡起4. to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key. When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.撬锁 noun1. whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses. Take your pick of these prizes.选择2. the best one(s) from or the best part of something. These grapes are the pick of the bunch.精华ˈpickpocket noun a person who steals from people's pockets. He kept his wallet in his hand because he knew there would be pickpockets in the crowd.扒手ˈpick-up noun1. a type of small lorry or van. 小吨位运货汽车2. the part of a record-player that holds the stylus. （电唱机的）唱头，拾音器 pick and choose to select or choose very carefully. When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want).挑挑拣拣pick at to eat very little of (something). He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.少量地吃pick someone's brains to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself. You might be able to help me with this problem – can I come and pick your brains for a minute!请教某人pick holes in to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc). He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said. 找漏洞，找碴子 pick off to shoot (especially people in a group) one by one. He picked off the enemy soldiers.逐个瞄准射击pick on1. to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job. Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?挑选某人去做不愉快的事2. to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically. Don't pick on me – it wasn't my fault.责怪某人pick out1. to choose or select. She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.选出2. to see or recognize (a person, thing etc). He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.辨认出3. to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one. I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.凭听觉一个音一个音弹奏钢琴pick someone's pocket to steal something from a person's pocket. My wallet has gone – someone has picked my pocket!扒窃pick a quarrel/fight with (someone) to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose. He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards.故意与某人吵架或打架pick up1. to learn gradually, without formal teaching. I never studied Italian – I just picked it up when I was in Italy. （未经正规授课而）自然学会 2. to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere. I picked him up at the station and drove him home.让某人搭车3. to get (something) by chance. I picked up a bargain at the shops today.偶然获得4. to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up. He fell over and picked himself up again.爬起5. to collect (something) from somewhere. I ordered some meat from the butcher – I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.收集6. (of radio, radar etc) to receive signals. We picked up a foreign broadcast last night. 收听到，探测到 7. to find; to catch. We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.找到pick up speed to go faster; to accelerate. The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill.加速pick one's way to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc). She picked her way between the puddles.行路谨慎

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1. verb Literally, to grasp something (as with one's hands) and lift it up vertically. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." Would you please pick up that book from off the floor? Don't go picking these boxes up if your back is injured.2. verb To purchase something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." Would you pick up a pizza for dinner on your way home from work? I picked up a new book recently. It's supposed to be very good. Pick up some treats for the kids while you're out, will you?3. verb To claim, acquire, or retrieve something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." I need to go pick up my bike from the shop. They said they were finished working on it. I'm heading out to pick up my lawnmower from Steve's house.4. verb To clean, tidy, or organize (some place). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." Kids, pick up your playroom this instant or you are not getting any dessert tonight! John's upstairs picking his room up. I'm sick of picking up after you!5. verb To acquire an illness, infection, or disease from someone else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." I think I picked up Tommy's cold. Don't come near me! I don't want to pick anything up from you!6. verb To increase. They started a bit slow, but sales picked up around the holiday season.7. verb To accumulate something. I think he'll be able to pick up a few voters in the later stages of the campaign. The car picked up speed as it careened down the hill. You'd be shocked how much germs you can pick up just from walking into the bathroom.8. verb To detect someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." We picked up a signal that appears to be coming from Saturn! Hmm, I don't think the camera is picking us up. The sonar picked something massive up off the coast of Mexico.9. verb To resume or start something again. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." And with that, we're out of time. Let's pick this discussion up on Monday, shall we? After I came back from London, we picked things up again as if I had never left.10. verb To improve. The film was pretty boring initially, but it picked up in the second half. It was a rough year, but things have been picking up lately.11. verb To give someone a ride in one's vehicle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." I'll come by your house at 8 o'clock and pick you up. It's illegal to pick up hitchhikers. The bus was so full that it could no longer pick up passengers.12. verb To lift someone up and carry them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." My son is constantly asking me to pick him up. I can't get anything done around here! His leg was injured, so the trainers picked up Larry and carried him off the field.13. verb To become acquainted with someone with the aim of having a sexual or romantic encounter with them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." I can't believe I let a meathead like him pick me up. We went out to a few different bars trying to pick up chicks, but we didn't have any luck.14. verb Of the police, to apprehend someone; to take someone into custody, as for questioning or arrest. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." They picked the suspect up in a motel on the outskirts of town. The man they picked up was released a few hours later without charge.15. verb To improve one's mood, condition, or outlook. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." Here, have a bite to eat. It will pick you up a bit. I need a cup of coffee to pick me up—I'm falling asleep at the wheel!16. verb To recover or improve one's condition or circumstances, especially after a hardship or difficulty. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "pick" and "up." The economic crash totally ruined my business, but I picked myself up and got work wherever I could. People all over the state are picking themselves up now that the hurricane has passed.17. verb To pay a bill, especially to pay for others. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "up." I know it's old-fashioned, but I still think a guy should pick up the bill on a first date. My employers have offered to pick up the cost of grad school. I'm going to pick this one up, fellas.18. noun An acquaintance who was (successfully) pursued with the aim of having a sexual or romantic encounter. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated. He keeps a little black book with the phone numbers of all his pick-ups.19. noun A pickup truck (a type of truck with an open area behind the cab used for light hauling). In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated or written as one word. I'm thinking about renting a pickup so I can easily haul all the lumber I'll need for the deck.20. noun An informally arranged sports game. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated. I'd much rather play pick-up than organized basketball, it's just more fun.21. adjective Describing an informally arranged sports game. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated. You guys interested in a pick-up game?See also: pick, up

pick someone up

1. to attempt to become acquainted with someone for romantic or sexual purposes. Who are you any way? Are you trying to pick me up? No, I never picked up anybody in my life! 2. [for the police] to find and bring someone to the police station for questioning or arrest. The cop tried to pick her up, but she heard him coming and got away. Sergeant Jones, go pick up Sally Franklin and bring her in to be questioned about the jewel robbery. 3. to stop one's car, bus, etc., and offer someone a ride. Don't ever pick a stranger up when you're out driving! I picked up a hitchhiker today, and we had a nice chat. 4. to go to a place in a car, bus, etc., and take on a person as a passenger. Please come to my office and pick me up at noon. I have to pick up Billy at school.See also: pick, up

pick something up

1. Lit. to lift up or raise something from a lower place. Please help me pick this stuff up off the pavement. Pick up every bit of it! 2. Fig. to tidy up or clean up a room or some other place. Let's pick this room up in a hurry. I want you to pick up the entire house. 3. Fig. to find, purchase, or acquire something. Where did you pick that up? I picked up this tool at the hardware store. 4. Fig. to learn something. I pick languages up easily. I picked up a lot of knowledge about music from my brother. 5. Fig. to cause something to go faster, especially music. All right, let's pick up the tempo and get it moving faster. Okay, get moving. Pick it up! 6. Fig. to resume something. Pick it up right where you stopped. I'll have to pick up my work where I left off. 7. Fig. to receive radio signals; to bring something into view. I can just pick it up with a powerful telescope. I can hardly pick up a signal. 8. Fig. to find a trail or route. The dogs finally picked the scent up. You should pick up highway 80 in a few miles.See also: pick, up

pick up

1. to tidy up. (See also (after someone or something)">pick up (after someone or something).) When you finish playing, you have to pick up. Please pick up after yourself. 2. to get busy; to go faster. Things usually pick up around here about 8:00. I hope business picks up a little later. It's boring here.See also: pick, up

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1. Lift, take up by hand, as in Please pick up that book from the floor. [Early 1300s] 2. Collect or gather, as in First they had to pick up the pieces of broken glass. 3. Tidy, put in order, as in Let's pick up the bedroom, or I'm always picking up after Pat. [Mid-1800s] 4. Take on passengers or freight, as in The bus picks up commuters at three stops. 5. Acquire casually, get without great effort or by accident. For example, I picked up a nice coat at the sale, or She had no trouble picking up French. This usage is even extended to contracting diseases, as in I think I picked up the baby's cold. [Early 1500s] 6. Claim, as in He picked up his laundry every Friday. 7. Buy, as in Please pick up some wine at the store on your way home. 8. pick up the bill or check or tab . Accept a charge in order to pay it, as in They always wait for us to pick up the tab. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] 9. Increase speed or rate, as in The plane picked up speed, or The conductor told the strings to pick up the tempo. 10. Gain, as in They picked up five yards on that pass play. 11. Take into custody, apprehend, as in The police picked him up for burglary. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] 12. Make a casual acquaintance with, especially in anticipation of sexual relations, as in A stranger tried to pick her up at the bus station. [Slang; late 1800s] 13. Come upon, find, detect, as in The dog picked up the scent, or They picked up two submarines on sonar, or I can't pick up that station on the car radio. 14. Resume, as in Let's pick up the conversation after lunch. 15. Improve or cause to improve in condition or activity, as in Sales picked up last fall, or He picked up quickly after he got home from the hospital, or A cup of coffee will pick you up. [1700s] 16. Gather one's belongings, as in She just picked up and left him. 17. pick oneself up. Recover from a fall or other mishap, as in Jim picked himself up and stood there waiting. [Mid-1800s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with pick up. See also: pick, up

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v.1. To lift something or someone up, especially with the hands: He bent over and picked the child up. She hasn't picked up the violin in years. I picked up the phone and answered it. After the tackle, I picked myself up off the ground and walked to the scrimmage line.2. To collect someone; call for someone: He left to pick up the children from school. I'll stop by your house at 8:00 and pick you up for the movie.3. To collect or gather something: We picked up all the trash after the barbecue. Please pick your toys up so I can vacuum.4. To tidy up some thing or place: You can't go outside until you pick up your room. I'm tired of picking up after you.5. To take on passengers or freight, as of a vehicle: The bus picks up commuters at five stops. The truck will pick its cargo up in Miami.6. To purchase something casually or by chance: Let's pick up a couple of magazines for the train ride. I picked this coat up at the sale.7. To acquire knowledge or habits through practice or experience: My parents were afraid that I would pick up bad habits at summer camp. She never studied French in school—she just picked it up when she was working in Paris.8. To claim something: She picked up her car at the repair shop. He dropped off his clothes at the dry cleaners and picked them up the following day.9. To improve in condition or activity: Sales picked up last fall.10. To acquire speed: The wind is starting to pick up. The bike picks up speed on the hill.11. To cause some speed or rate to increase: The runners picked up the pace. Improvements to efficiency have picked the rate of production up.12. To contract something, as a disease: I picked up a rare disease while I was traveling in Asia. The children must have picked the virus up at school.13. To earn, gain, or garner something: Qualified specialists can pick up over $100 an hour.14. To take someone into custody; arrest someone: The agents picked up two of the smugglers at the border. The police picked me up for questioning.15. Vulgar Slang To make casual acquaintance with someone, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.16. To detect something: The crew picked up two submarines on sonar. The signal is so weak that only a special antenna can pick it up. The dogs picked up the scent of the ducks.17. pick up on To notice something: I picked up on my roommate's bad mood and left him alone.18. To continue with something after a break: Let's pick up the discussion after lunch. She opened the book and picked the story up where she left off. The sequel picks up ten years after the death of the character in the last book.19. To prepare a sudden departure: She just picked up and left without telling anyone.See also: pick, up

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verb take and lift upward

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verb take up by hand

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verb take into custody

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verb register (perceptual input)

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verb lift out or reflect from a background

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verb improve significantly

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