Definition of picking Picking

/pɪˈkɪŋ/ - [piking] -

We found 18 definitions of picking from 5 different sources.

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What does picking mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pickings

picking - the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
  manual labor, manual labour labor done with the hands
picking - the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
  pick
  yield, output, production an amount of a product
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • picking (Noun)
    A gathering to pick fruit.
  • picking (Noun)
    Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
  • picking (Noun)
    Income or other gains, especially if obtained in a unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
  • picking (Verb)
    Present participle of pick.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • picking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Pick
  • picking (n.)
    The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
  • picking (n.)
    The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.
  • picking (n.)
    That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.
  • picking (n.)
    Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
  • picking (n.)
    The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.
  • picking (n.)
    Rough sorting of ore.
  • picking (n.)
    Overburned bricks.
  • picking (a.)
    Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
  • picking (a.)
    Nice; careful.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • picking
    Pilfering, petty larceny.

Part of speech

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  • picking, verb, gerund of pick (infinitive).
  • picking, noun, singular of pickings.

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