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English noun: pick | |||
| 1. | pick (cognition) the person or thing chosen or selected | ||
| Samples | He was my pick for mayor. | ||
| Synonyms | choice, selection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deciding, decision making | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | favorite, favourite, pleasure, way | ||
| 2. | pick (quantity) the quantity of a crop that is harvested | ||
| Samples | He sent the first picking of berries to the market. It was the biggest peach pick in years. | ||
| Synonyms | picking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | output, production, yield | ||
| 3. | pick (group) the best people or things in a group | ||
| Samples | The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War. | ||
| Synonyms | cream | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elite, elite group | ||
| 4. | pick (artifact) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | ||
| Synonyms | filling, weft, woof | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thread, yarn | ||
| Part meronym | weave | ||
| Substance meronym | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
| 5. | pick (artifact) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | ||
| Synonyms | plectron, plectrum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | guitar pick | ||
| 6. | pick (artifact) a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material | ||
| Samples | He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ice pick, icepick, toothpick | ||
| 7. | pick (artifact) a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | ||
| Samples | They used picks and sledges to break the rocks. | ||
| Synonyms | pickax, pickaxe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edge tool | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mattock | ||
| 8. | pick (act) a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body | ||
| Samples | He was called for setting an illegal pick. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basketball play | ||
| 9. | pick (act) the act of choosing or selecting | ||
| Samples | Your choice of colors was unfortunate. You can take your pick. | ||
| Synonyms | choice, option, selection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ballot, balloting, casting, coloration, colouration, conclusion, decision, determination, election, sampling, volition, vote, voting, willing | ||
English verb: pick | |||
| 1. | pick (cognition) select carefully from a group | ||
| Samples | She finally picked her successor. He picked his way carefully. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hand-pick | ||
| 2. | pick (contact) look for and gather | ||
| Samples | Pick mushrooms. Pick flowers. | ||
| Synonyms | cull, pluck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | berry, mushroom | ||
| 3. | pick (communication) harass with constant criticism | ||
| Samples | Don't always pick on your little brother. | ||
| Synonyms | blame, find fault | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
| 4. | pick (creation) provoke | ||
| Samples | Pick a fight or a quarrel. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | ||
| 5. | pick (change) remove in small bits | ||
| Samples | Pick meat from a bone. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 6. | pick (change) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | ||
| Samples | Clean the turkey. | ||
| Synonyms | clean | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 7. | pick (possession) pilfer or rob | ||
| Samples | Pick pockets. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rob | ||
| 8. | pick (possession) pay for something | ||
| Samples | Pick up the tab. Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages. Foot the bill. | ||
| Synonyms | foot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| 9. | pick (contact) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | ||
| Samples | He plucked the strings of his mandolin. | ||
| Synonyms | pluck, plunk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | twang | ||
| 10. | pick (contact) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example | ||
| Samples | Pick open the ice. | ||
| Synonyms | break up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
| Entail | chop, hack | ||
| 11. | pick (contact) hit lightly with a picking motion | ||
| Synonyms | beak, peck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| 12. | pick (consumption) eat intermittently; take small bites of | ||
| Samples | He pieced at the sandwich all morning. She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles. | ||
| Synonyms | nibble, piece | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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