pick

noun

1
the act of choosing or selecting
your choice of colors was unfortunate
you can take your pick
2
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
he was called for setting an illegal pick
3
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
4
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
5
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
6
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
7
the person or thing chosen or selected
he was my pick for mayor
8
the best people or things in a group
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
9
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

1
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Clean the turkey
2
remove in small bits
pick meat from a bone
3
select carefully from a group
She finally picked her successor
He picked his way carefully

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