pick

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also

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[edit] Etymology

(v.) Old English pician and Old Norse pikka "to prick, to peck", from Proto-Indo-European *pik-/*pek-
(n.) variant of pike

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  Rhymes: -ɪk

• Homophones: pic

[edit] Noun

pick (plural picks)

1. A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
2. A comb with long teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
3. (US) A choice.
4. (basketball) A screen
5. (lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
6. (American football) An interception.
7. (baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder
8. (baseball) Short for pick-off
9. (music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.

[edit] Derived terms

• take one's pick

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[edit] Verb

to pick (third-person singular simple present picks, present participle picking, simple past and past participle picked)

1. To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.

   Don't pick at that scab.

2. 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.

3. To decide between options.

   I'll pick the one with the nicest name.

4. (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.

5. (music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

   He picked a tune on his banjo.

   He picked his nose.

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• mattock