Pick
/pɪk/
Pick is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
“so many picks to an inch”
- A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
verb
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To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
“Don't pick at that scab.”
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To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
“It's time to pick the tomatoes.”
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