Pick can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| pick - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" | ||
| pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" | ||
| pick - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" | ||
| pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" | ||
| pick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" | ||
| pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" | ||
| pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" | ||
| pick - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" | ||
| pick - hit lightly with a picking motion | ||
| pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" | ||
| pick - pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" | ||
| pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" | ||
Noun |
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| pick - a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks" | ||
| pick - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" | ||
| pick - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | ||
| pick - a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" | ||
| pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" | ||
| pick - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" | ||
| pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | ||
| pick - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" | ||
| pick - 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" |
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| 1. | noun | He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks. | |
| 2. | noun | He was called for setting an illegal pick. | |
| 3. | noun | You can take your pick. | |
| 4. | noun | He was my pick for mayor. | |
| 5. | noun | It was the biggest peach pick in years. | |
| 6. | noun | What time will the bus pick us up? | |
| 7. | noun | A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces. | |
| 8. | noun | Where will the bus pick us up? | |
| 9. | noun | Let's pick flowers from the garden. | |
| 10. | noun | Love isn't a game, so you can't just cherry pick the best bits! | |
| 11. | noun | We believe that Tom killed Mary with an ice pick. | |
| 12. | noun | Tom called Mary and had her pick him up at the station. | |
| 13. | noun | Someone stabbed Tom with an ice pick, but he's OK now. | |
| 14. | noun | Since Tom is a bartender, he uses an ice pick every day at work. | |
| 15. | noun | Can you please pick one up? | |
| 16. | verb | Pick mushrooms. | |
| 17. | verb | Pick flowers. | |
| 18. | verb | Pick open the ice. | |
| 19. | verb | Pick meat from a bone. | |
| 20. | verb | Pick pockets. | |
| 21. | verb | Pick a fight or a quarrel. | |
| 22. | verb | Don't always pick on your little brother. | |
| 23. | verb | Pick up the tab. | |
| 24. | verb | Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages. | |
| 25. | verb | Texas Gov. George W. Bush is enduring sharp criticism for being unable to name the leaders of four current world hot spots, but President Bill Clinton says Bush "should, and probably will, pick up" those names. | |
| 26. | verb | Most Fridays I'm going to TRY to pick Michael up since I'm away so much, which means leaving by 445 or so. | |
| 27. | verb | October 19/20, Neil is out of town, so I have to pick Michael up from school (leave at 430). | |
| 28. | verb | I have to pick up old gray over at Jerry's. | |
| 29. | verb | As I mentioned, please let me know when it is ready, and I will send someone to pick it up. | |
| 30. | verb | We play in all aspects of the game and we hand pick our members. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks. |
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| He was called for setting an illegal pick. |
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| You can take your pick. |
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| He was my pick for mayor. |
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| It was the biggest peach pick in years. |
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| What time will the bus pick us up? | |
| A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces. | |
| Where will the bus pick us up? | |
| Let's pick flowers from the garden. | |
| Love isn't a game, so you can't just cherry pick the best bits! | |
| We believe that Tom killed Mary with an ice pick. | |
| Tom called Mary and had her pick him up at the station. | |
| Someone stabbed Tom with an ice pick, but he's OK now. | |
| Since Tom is a bartender, he uses an ice pick every day at work. | |
| Can you please pick one up? | |
| verb | |
| Pick mushrooms. |
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| Pick flowers. |
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| Pick open the ice. |
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| Pick meat from a bone. |
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| Pick pockets. |
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| Pick a fight or a quarrel. |
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| Don't always pick on your little brother. |
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| Pick up the tab. |
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| Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages. |
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| Texas Gov. George W. Bush is enduring sharp criticism for being unable to name the leaders of four current world hot spots, but President Bill Clinton says Bush "should, and probably will, pick up" those names. |
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| Most Fridays I'm going to TRY to pick Michael up since I'm away so much, which means leaving by 445 or so. |
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| October 19/20, Neil is out of town, so I have to pick Michael up from school (leave at 430). |
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| I have to pick up old gray over at Jerry's. |
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| As I mentioned, please let me know when it is ready, and I will send someone to pick it up. |
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| We play in all aspects of the game and we hand pick our members. |
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