| NOUN | cognition | pick, choice, selection | the person or thing chosen or selected |
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| quantity | pick, picking | the quantity of a crop / crop that is harvested | |
| group | pick, cream | the best people or things in a group | |
| artifact | pick, woof, weft, filling | the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | |
| artifact | pick, plectrum, plectron | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | |
| artifact | pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material | |
| artifact | pick, pickax, pickaxe | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends | |
| act | pick | a basketball maneuver | |
| act | pick, choice, selection, option | the act of choosing or selecting | |
| VERB | cognition | pick | select carefully from a group |
| contact | pick, pluck, cull | look for and gather | |
| communication | pick, blame, find fault | harass with constant criticism | |
| creation | pick | provoke | |
| change | pick | remove in small bits | |
| change | pick, clean | remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | |
| possession | pick | pilfer or rob | |
| possession | pick, foot | pay for something | |
| contact | pick, pluck, plunk | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | |
| contact | pick, break up | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example | |
| contact | pick, peck, beak | hit lightly with a picking motion | |
| consumption | pick, nibble, piece | eat intermittently |
| Sounds | pih'k | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | The person or thing chosen or selected. | |
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| Example | "he was my pick for mayor" | |
| Synonyms | choice, selection | |
| Narrower | favorite, favourite | Something regarded with special favor / favor or liking |
| pleasure | A formal expression | |
| way | Doing as one pleases or chooses | |
| Broader | decision making, deciding | The cognitive process of reaching a decision |
| Spanish | elección, selección | |
| Catalan | elecció, selecció | |
| Verbs | pick | select carefully from a group |
| Meaning | The quantity of a crop / crop that is harvested. | |
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| Synonym | picking | |
| Broader | output, yield, production | The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time) |
| Verbs | pick | look for and gather |
| Meaning | The best people or things in a group. | |
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| Synonym | cream | |
| Broader | elite, elite group | A group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| Spanish | crema, la crema | |
| Catalan | crema | |
| Verbs | pick | select carefully from a group |
| Meaning | The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving. | |
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| Synonyms | woof, weft, filling | |
| Part of | weave | Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric |
| Broader | thread, yarn | A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving |
| Substance of | fabric, cloth, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
| Spanish | trama | |
| Catalan | trama | |
| Meaning | A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument. | |
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| Synonyms | plectrum, plectron | |
| Narrower | guitar pick | A plectrum used to pluck a guitar |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | plectro, púa | |
| Catalan | plectre, pua | |
| Verbs | pick | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion |
| Meaning | A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material. | |
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| Example | "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" | |
| Narrower | icepick, ice pick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point |
| toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic | |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Spanish | pico | |
| Catalan | pic | |
| Verbs | pick | remove in small bits |
| Meaning | A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends. | |
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| Example | "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" | |
| Synonyms | pickax, pickaxe | |
| Narrower | mattock | A kind of pick that is used for digging |
| Broader | edge tool | Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane / plane or gouge) |
| Spanish | pico, piqueta | |
| Catalan | pic, piqueta | |
| Verbs | pick | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example |
| Meaning | A basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body. | |
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| Example | "he was called for setting an illegal pick" | |
| Broader | basketball play | A play executed by a basketball team |
| Spanish | bloqueo | |
| Catalan | bloqueig | |
| Meaning | The act of choosing or selecting. | |
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| Example | "you can take your pick" | |
| Synonyms | choice, selection, option | |
| Narrower | casting | The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie |
| coloration, colouration | choice and use of colors / colors (as by an artist) | |
| decision, determination, conclusion | The act of making up your mind about something | |
| election | The act of selecting someone or something | |
| sampling | (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study / study | |
| volition, willing | The act of making a choice | |
| vote, ballot, voting, balloting | A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | |
| Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
| Spanish | elección, selección | |
| Catalan | elecció, selecció | |
| Verbs | pick | select carefully from a group |
| Meaning | select carefully from a group. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
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| Narrower | hand-pick | pick personally and very carefully |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| Spanish | escoger | |
| Nouns | pick | the act of choosing or selecting |
| pick | the person or thing chosen or selected | |
| pick | the best people or things in a group | |
| picker | a person who chooses or selects out | |
| Meaning | look for and gather. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | pluck, cull | |
| Narrower | berry | pick or gather berries |
| mushroom | pick or gather mushrooms | |
| Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
| See also | pick off | pull or pull out sharply |
| pick over | separate or remove | |
| pick up | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
| pick up | give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift | |
| pick up | perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily | |
| pick up | register (perceptual input) | |
| Spanish | arrancar, coger, desplumar, escoger, pelar, repuntar | |
| Catalan | pelar, plomar, repuntar | |
| Nouns | pick | the quantity of a crop / crop that is harvested |
| picker | someone who gathers crops or fruits etc. | |
| picking | the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) | |
| Meaning | harass with constant criticism. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Don't always pick on your little brother" | |
| Synonyms | blame, find fault | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Spanish | buscar defectos, culpar, meterse con | |
| Catalan | culpar | |
| Meaning | Provoke. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "pick a fight or a quarrel" | |
| Broader | provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur |
| Spanish | forzar | |
| Meaning | Remove in small bits. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "pick meat from a bone" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | picotear, roer | |
| Catalan | picar, rosegar | |
| Nouns | pick | a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material |
| Meaning | Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | clean | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | lavar, limpiar | |
| Catalan | netejar, rentar | |
| Meaning | pilfer or rob. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "pick pockets" | |
| Broader | rob | take something away by force or without the consent of the owner |
| Spanish | sustraer | |
| Nouns | pickings | the act of someone who picks up or takes something |
| Meaning | pay for something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | foot | |
| Broader | pay | Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
| Spanish | cancelar, costear, pagar | |
| Meaning | Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | pluck, plunk | |
| Narrower | twang | pluck (strings of an instrument) |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| Nouns | pick | a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument |
| Meaning | attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Pick open the ice" | |
| Synonym | break up | |
| Entails | chop, hack | cut with a hacking tool |
| Broader | pierce | cut or make a way through |
| Spanish | picar | |
| Nouns | pick | a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends |
| Meaning | hit lightly with a picking motion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | peck, beak | |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | picotear | |
| Catalan | espicassar, picotejar | |
| Meaning | Eat intermittently; take small bites of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | nibble, piece | |
| Broader | eat | take in solid food |
| Spanish | mordisquear, picar, picotear | |
| Catalan | picar, rosegar | |
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