Synonym: choose, cull, gather, harvest, select. Similar words: pickup, pick off, pick out, pick up, kick, trick, click, brick. Meaning: [pɪk] n. 1. the person or thing chosen or selected 2. the quantity of a crop that is harvested 3. the best people or things in a group 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 7. a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends 8. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body 9. the act of choosing or selecting. v. 1. select carefully from a group 2. look for and gather 3. harass with constant criticism 4. provoke 5. remove in small bits 6. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits 7. pilfer or rob 8. pay for something 9. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion 10. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example 11. hit lightly with a picking motion 12. eat intermittently; take small bites of.
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241, It's hard to pick yourself up after such a terrible shock.
242, Sarah could have her pick of any university in the country.
243, Why don't you pick on someone else for a change?
244, I'll pick up on what I said a couple of minutes ago.
245, When you have made up your mind, pick on a day when you will not be under much stress.
246, The basket is very light; I can easily pick it up.
247, Steven describes himself as 'a regular guy-you couldn't pick me out of a crowd'.
248, Do you want me to pick you up at the airport?
249, Will you please pick up my parcel at the post office as you pass by?
250, When you live in a country you soon pick up the language.
251, I like the way the curtains pick up the red in the rug.
252, After lunch shall we pick up where we left off yesterday?
253, If she starts to cry[sentencedict.com], pick her up and give her a cuddle.
254, All I seem to do is cook, wash and pick up after the kids.
255, In some parts of the world, it is considered bad manners to pick up food or cutlery with the left hand.
256, It was just possible to pick out the hut on the side of the mountain.
257, He caught a boy trying to pick his pocket on the bus.
258, I'll come back and pick you up in half an hour.
259, The new Administration has to pick its way through the minefield of legislation.
260, You can pay now or when you come back to pick up the paint.
261, Wyman says he'll sell out if business doesn't pick up.
262, Can you pick out the operatic arias quoted in this orchestral passage?
263, I'd like to pick up on a point that Steven made earlier.
264, This cloth is so thin that you can pick a hole in it with your finger.
265, Here is an actress who could have her pick of any part.
266, You pick litter up in the park? That's very public-spirited of you!
267, When you prearrange your funeral[Sentence dictionary], you can pick your own flowers and music.
268, Why should you pick on me to do the chores?
269, She was able to pick out her father at the other side of the room.
270, As soon as she left the room, the other girls began to pick her apart.