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Noun pick has 9 senses
  1. choice, pick, selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
    --1 is a kind of decision making, deciding
    --1 has particulars: pleasure; favorite, favourite; way
    Derived form: verb pick1
  2. picking, 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"
    --2 is a kind of output, yield, production
    Derived form: verb pick2
  3. cream, pick - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
    --3 is a kind of elite, elite group
    Derived form: verb pick1
  4. woof, weft, filling, pick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    --4 is a kind of thread, yarn
    --4 is a part of weave
    --4 is a substance of fabric, cloth, material, textile
  5. pick, plectrum, plectron - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    --5 is a kind of device
    --5 has particulars: guitar pick
    Derived form: verb pick9
  6. pick - a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks"
    --6 is a kind of     hand tool
    --6 has particulars: icepick, ice pick; toothpick
    Derived form: verb pick5
  7. pick, pickax, pickaxe - 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"
    --7 is a kind of edge tool
    --7 has particulars: mattock
    Derived form: verb pick10
  8. pick - a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
    --8 is a kind of     basketball play
  9. choice, selection, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
    --9 is a kind of action
    --9 has particulars:
     casting; coloration, colouration; sampling; decision, determination, conclusion; volition, willing; election; vote, ballot, voting, balloting
    Derived form: verb pick1
,Verb pick has 12 senses
  1. pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
    --1 is one way to     choose, take, select, pick out
    Derived forms: noun pick9, noun pick3, noun pick1, noun picker1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. pick, pluck, cull - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
    --2 is one way to gather, garner, collect, pull together
    Derived forms: noun pick2, noun picker2, noun picking2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. blame, find fault, pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
    --3 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    => Somebody ----s PP
  4. pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
    --4 is one way to     provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
    --5 is one way to     remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived form: noun pick6
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  6. clean, pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
    --6 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  7. pick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
    --7 is one way to     rob
    Derived form: noun pickings1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. foot, pick - pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
    --8 is one way to pay
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  9. pluck, plunk, pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
    --9 is one way to pull, draw, force
    Derived form: noun pick5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s PP
  10. pick, break up - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
    --10 is one way to pierce
    Derived form: noun pick7
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  11. peck, pick, beak - hit lightly with a picking motion
    --11 is one way to strike
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  12. nibble, pick, piece - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
    --12 is one way to eat
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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