pick
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English picken, pikken, from Old English *pīcian, pȳcan (“to pick, prick, pluck”), from Proto-Germanic *pikōnan, *pūkijanan (“to pick, peck, prick, knock”), from Proto-Indo-European *beu-, *bu- (“to make a dull, hollow sound”). Cognate with Dutch pikken (“to pick”), German picken (“to pick, peck”), Icelandic pikka (“to pick, prick”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
pick (plural picks)
- A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
- A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
- (US) A choice.
- (basketball) A screen
- (lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- (American football) An interception.
- (baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder
- (baseball) Short for pick-off
- (music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
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[edit] Translations
pickaxe
choice
basketball: screen
lacrosse: offensive tactic
football: interception
baseball: good defensive play by an infielder
baseball: pick-off
music: plectrum
[edit] Verb
pick (third-person singular simple present picks, present participle picking, simple past and past participle picked)
- To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
- Don't pick at that scab.
- 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.
- To decide between options.
- I'll pick the one with the nicest name.
- (cricket) 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.
- He didn't pick the googly, and was bowled.
- (music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb pick
[edit] Translations
to grasp and pull with fingers
to remove a fruit or plant for consumption
to decide between options
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