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choose up
choose C0323300 (cho͞oz)v. chose (chōz), cho·sen (chō′zən), choos·ing, choos·es v.tr.1. To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out: Which book did you choose at the library? 2. a. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.b. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.v.intr. To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.Phrasal Verb: choose up To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.Idiom: cannot choose but Can only do; cannot do otherwise: We cannot choose but to observe the rules.
[Middle English chesen, from Old English cēosan; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]
choos′er n.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | choose up - form sides, as for a gameform, organize, organise - create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" |
choose up
choose upTo divide a group of people into teams, as when playing a sport or game. The game hasn't started yet because it's taking those guys forever to choose up!See also: choose, upchoose upSelect players and form sides for a game or team, as in Jean was always afraid she'd be last when it was time to choose up. [First half of 1900s] See also: choose, upchoose upv. To select players and form sides, teams, or some other group for a game or competition: The two captains chose up sides for the baseball game.See also: choose, upchoose up
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