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picked

/pʰɪkt/

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verb

To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.

Examples :

"She picked a ripe tomato from the garden. "

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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.

Examples :

"We picked fresh strawberries from the garden this morning for our breakfast. "

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To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.

Examples :

"She picked flowers in the meadow."

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To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.

Examples :

"to pick rags"

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To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.

Examples :

"to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket"

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To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.

Examples :

"She picked the red apple from the basket. "

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To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.

Examples :

"The siblings picked a fight over who got to use the last slice of pizza. "

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To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.

Examples :

"The experienced batter picked the googly from the bowler's subtle wrist movement just before the ball was released. "

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To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

Examples :

"He picked a tune on his banjo."

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To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.

Examples :

"The thief picked the lock on the front door and entered the house. "

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To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.

Examples :

"She wasn't very hungry, so she just picked at her salad. "

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To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.

Examples :

"I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs."

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To steal; to pilfer.

Examples :

"Someone picked my wallet from my backpack on the bus. "

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To throw; to pitch.

Examples :

"The baseball player picked the ball to the catcher on the mound. "

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To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.

Examples :

"The chicken picked at the seeds scattered on the ground. "

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To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.

Examples :

"to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc."

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verb

Examples :

"The coach picked the best players from the tryouts to form the team. "

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adjective

Chosen; selected.

Examples :

"The picked student will read the poem aloud. "

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adjective

(of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.

Examples :

"the picked dogfish"

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adjective

Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty

Examples :

"He always looks so picked in his neatly pressed suit and polished shoes. "

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adjective

Examples :

"The artist used a very picked needle to create intricate details in the embroidery. "

appearance point