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(noun) selection, option, choice
the act of choosing or selecting
your choice of colors was unfortunate; you can take your pick
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
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
the person or thing chosen or selected
he was my pick for mayor
(noun) cream
the best people or things in a group
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
(noun) picking
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
(verb) clean
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Clean the turkey
(verb) blame, find fault
harass with constant criticism
Don't always pick on your little brother
eat intermittently; take small bites of
He pieced at the sandwich all morning; She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
hit lightly with a picking motion
look for and gather
pick mushrooms; pick flowers
(verb) break up
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
Pick open the ice
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
he plucked the strings of his mandolin
(verb) foot
pay for something
pick up the tab; pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages; foot the bill