1pick1 (pɪk
)
Definitions
verb
- 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 pick hops
to pick a whole bush
- (tr) to clean or prepare (fruit, poultry, etc) by removing the indigestible parts
- (tr) to remove loose particles from (the teeth, the nose, etc)
- (esp of birds) to nibble or gather (corn, etc)
- intr, foll by at to nibble (at) fussily or without appetite
- to separate (strands, fibres, etc), as in weaving
- (tr) to provoke (an argument, fight, etc) deliberately
- (tr) to steal (money or valuables) from (a person's pocket)
- (tr) to open (a lock) with an instrument other than a key
- to pluck the strings of (a guitar, banjo, etc)
- (tr) to make (one's way) carefully on foot ⇒
they picked their way through the rubble
- See pick and choose
- See pick someone's brains
noun
- freedom or right of selection (esp in the phrase take one's pick)
- a person, thing, etc, that is chosen first or preferred ⇒
the pick of the bunch
- the act of picking
- the amount of a crop picked at one period or from one area
- printing a speck of dirt or paper fibre or a blob of ink on the surface of set type or a printing plate
Alternative Forms
ˈpickable adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from earlier piken to pick, influenced by French piquer to pierce; compare Middle Low German picken, Dutch pikken2pick2 (pɪk)
Definitions
noun
- 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
verb
- (tr) to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick
- (tr) to form (a hole) in this way
Word Origin
C14: perhaps variant of pike²3pick3 ( (in weaving) pɪk)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to cast (a shuttle)
noun
- one casting of a shuttle
- a weft or filling thread
Word Origin
C14: variant of pitchC14: variant of 1Translations
- British English:
pick
The best things or people in a particular group are the pick of that group.This shop carries the pick of the best designer labels.pɪk NOUN This shop carries the pick of the best designer labels.
- Spanish:
pico
nm
- French:
choix
nm
- German:
Spitzhacke
nf
- Chinese: 精华 n
- Arabic: إِنْتِقَاء n
- Portuguese: escolha nf
- Russian: выбор nm
- Croatian: izbor nm
- Czech: výběr nm
- Danish: hakke nutr
- Dutch: pikhouweel nnt
- Finnish: hakku n
- Greek: επιλογή nf
- Italian: scelta nf
- Japanese: 選択 n
- Korean: 곡괭이 n
- Norwegian: valg nnt
- Polish: kilof nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: melhor nm
- European Spanish:
pico
nm
- Swedish: val nnt
- Thai: การเลือก n
- Turkish: kazma n
- Vietnamese: cuốc chim n
- British English:
pick
If you pick someone, you choose them.pɪk VERB
- Spanish:
escoger
v
- French:
choisir
vt
- German:
auswählen
v
- Chinese: 挑选 vt
- Arabic: يَنْتَقي vt
- Portuguese: escolher vt
- Russian: выбирать vt
- Croatian: odabrati v
- Czech: vybrat vt vybírat
- Danish: vælge v
- Dutch: kiezen vt
- Finnish: valita v
- Greek: διαλέγω v
- Italian: cogliere v
- Japanese: 選ぶ v
- Korean: ...을 선택하다 vt
- Norwegian: velge v
- Polish: wybrać vt wybierać
- Brazilian Portuguese: escolher vt
- European Spanish:
escoger
v
- Swedish: plocka vt
- Thai: เลือก vt
- Turkish: toplamak vt
- Vietnamese: nhặt v
Usage examples
Don't know where you pick these expressions up from,' said Dalziel reprovingly.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)I think I will have to go early, pick one and cover it somehow to protect it for Christmas.
Country Life (2004)Roy Carroll replaced Taylor at half-time and his first task was to pick the ball out of the net when Ruben Baraja scored.
Irish Times (2002)Customers must pay within three days of ordering and travel to Berlin to pick up the cars at a local dealership.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The emotionally aware Cancer Moon is sure to pick up what is going on beneath the surface.
, MOON ASTROLOGY FOR LOVERS (2002)