Meaning & Definition of Pick in English

1. The person or thing chosen or selected

• "He was my pick for mayor"

2. 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"

3. The best people or things in a group

• "The cream of england's young men were killed in the great war"

4. The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

5. A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

6. A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

• "He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"

7. 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"

8. A basketball maneuver

• Obstructing an opponent with one's body

• "He was called for setting an illegal pick"

9. The act of choosing or selecting

• "Your choice of colors was unfortunate"

• "You can take your pick"

1. Select carefully from a group

• "She finally picked her successor"

• "He picked his way carefully"

2. Look for and gather

• "Pick mushrooms"

• "Pick flowers"

3. Harass with constant criticism

• "Don't always pick on your little brother"

4. Provoke

• "Pick a fight or a quarrel"

5. Remove in small bits

• "Pick meat from a bone"

6. Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

• "Clean the turkey"

7. Pilfer or rob

• "Pick pockets"

8. Pay for something

• "Pick up the tab"

• "Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"

• "Foot the bill"

9. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

• "He plucked the strings of his mandolin"

10. Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• "Pick open the ice"

11. Hit lightly with a picking motion

12. Eat intermittently

• Take small bites of

• "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"

• "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"