1. pick - noun
· the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Hypernym(s): decision_making, deciding
2. pick - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): picking
Hypernym(s): output, yield, production
3. pick - noun
· the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
Synonym(s): cream
Hypernym(s): elite, elite_group
4. pick - noun
· the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
Synonym(s): woof, weft, filling
5. pick - noun
· a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
Synonym(s): plectrum, plectron
Hypernym(s): device
6. pick - noun
· a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
Hypernym(s): hand_tool
7. pick - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): edge_tool
8. pick - noun
· a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
Hypernym(s): basketball_play
9. pick - noun
· the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
Synonym(s): choice, selection, option
Hypernym(s): action
10. pick - verb
· select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out
11. pick - verb
· look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
Hypernym(s): gather, garner, collect, pull_together
12. pick - verb
· harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
Synonym(s): blame, find_fault
Hypernym(s): knock, criticize, criticise, pick_apart
13. pick - verb
· provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
Hypernym(s): provoke, evoke, call_forth, kick_up
14. pick - verb
· remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
15. pick - verb
· remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
Synonym(s): clean
Hypernym(s): remove, take, take_away, withdraw
16. pick - verb
· pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
Hypernym(s): rob
17. pick - verb
· pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
Synonym(s): foot
Hypernym(s): pay
18. pick - verb
· pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
19. pick - verb
· attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
Synonym(s): break_up
Hypernym(s): pierce
20. pick - verb
· hit lightly with a picking motion
Hypernym(s): strike
21. pick - verb
· eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
Hypernym(s): eat
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