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Synonyms for pick
pɪkpick
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
pick
A choice may be among many things; an alternative is in the strictest sense a choice between two things; oftener it is one of two things between which a choice is to be made, and either of which is the alternative of the other; as, the alternative of surrender is death; or the two things between which there is a choice may be called the alternatives; both Mill and Gladstone are quoted as extending the meaning of alternative to include several particulars, Gladstone even speaking of "the fourth and last of these alternatives." Option is the right or privilege of choosing; choice may be either the right to choose, the act of choosing, or the thing chosen. A person of ability and readiness will commonly have many resources. Pick, from the Saxon, and election, from the Latin, picture the objects before one, with freedom and power to choose which he will; as, there were twelve horses, among which I could take my pick. A choice, pick, election, or preference is that which suits one best; an alternative is that to which one is restricted; a resource, that to which one is glad to betake oneself.
Synonyms:
alternative, choice, election, option, preference, resourceAntonyms:
compulsion, necessity
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Princeton's WordNet
choice, pick, selectionnoun
the person or thing chosen or selected
"he was my pick for mayor"
Synonyms:
selection, pickax, filling, alternative, survival, excerption, picking, choice, plectrum, option, woof, plectron, excerpt, survival of the fittest, natural selection, cream, weft, extract, pickaxepicking, picknoun
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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plectron, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, picking, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, weftcream, picknoun
the best people or things in a group
"the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
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ointment, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, emollient, picking, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, plectron, weftwoof, weft, filling, picknoun
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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cream, pickaxe, selection, choice, plectrum, picking, woof, filling, pickax, option, plectron, fill, weftpick, plectrum, plectronnoun
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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plectron, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, picking, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, weftpicknoun
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
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plectron, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, picking, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, weftpick, pickax, pickaxenoun
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"
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plectron, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, picking, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, weftpicknoun
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
"he was called for setting an illegal pick"
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plectron, pickaxe, selection, cream, choice, picking, plectrum, option, woof, pickax, filling, weftchoice, selection, option, pickverb
the act of choosing or selecting
"your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
Synonyms:
selection, extract, cream, survival, filling, alternative, excerption, picking, choice, plectrum, option, woof, plectron, excerpt, survival of the fittest, natural selection, weft, pickax, pickaxepickverb
select carefully from a group
"She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
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peck, cull, clean, beak, nibble, blame, plunk, break up, pluck, find fault, foot, piecepick, pluck, cullverb
look for and gather
"pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
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fleece, foot, clean, nibble, hustle, surcharge, beak, deplume, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, tweak, pull off, pull, roll, displume, find fault, tear, soak, plunk, blame, piece, break up, rob, peck, deplumate, pick off, plume, cullblame, find fault, pickverb
harass with constant criticism
"Don't always pick on your little brother"
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charge, peck, cull, clean, beak, fault, nibble, blame, plunk, break up, pluck, find fault, foot, piecepickverb
provoke
"pick a fight or a quarrel"
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peck, cull, clean, beak, nibble, blame, plunk, break up, pluck, find fault, foot, piecepickverb
remove in small bits
"pick meat from a bone"
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peck, cull, clean, beak, nibble, blame, plunk, break up, pluck, find fault, foot, piececlean, pickverb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
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foot, clean, nibble, scavenge, cleanse, beak, strip, pluck, find fault, plunk, cull, blame, piece, make clean, break up, peck, clean house, housecleanpickverb
pilfer or rob
"pick pockets"
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peck, cull, clean, beak, nibble, blame, plunk, break up, pluck, find fault, foot, piecefoot, pickverb
pay for something
"pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
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foot, clean, leg it, beak, pluck, nibble, hoof, foot up, find fault, hoof it, plunk, blame, piece, break up, peck, cullpluck, plunk, pickverb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
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roll, peck, hook, find fault, cull, flump, piece, blame, beak, plank, rob, displume, break up, plonk, deplumate, surcharge, soak, overcharge, pull off, plump, pull, plop, clunk, dive, hustle, clean, foot, clump, plunk, plume, clop, pluck, deplume, plunge, pick off, nibble, plunk down, tear, tweak, plump down, gazump, fleecepick, break upverb
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
"Pick open the ice"
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fragmentise, fragmentize, peck, decompose, collapse, sever, find fault, piece, blame, split up, dismantle, break up, recess, part, crock up, crash, cut off, fragment, interrupt, beak, split, disperse, separate, disrupt, clean, dissolve, foot, crack, plunk, cull, disassemble, break apart, pluck, nibble, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack uppeck, pick, beakverb
hit lightly with a picking motion
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nag, clean, nibble, peck at, beak, pick at, plunk, pluck, smack, find fault, hen-peck, foot, blame, piece, break up, pick up, peck, cullnibble, pick, pieceverb
eat intermittently; take small bites of
"He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
Synonyms:
tack together, foot, patch, nibble, beak, set up, put together, clean, pluck, assemble, find fault, plunk, blame, piece, break up, peck, tack, cull
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How to use pick in a sentence?
Amazon was not going through this exercise to pick a single HQ2, it was part of a broader effort -- a corporate relocation strategy -- to crowdsource a wide variety of data.
Growers that rely on seasonal workers to grow, pick and pack our fresh fruit, veg and flowers are extremely concerned about the impact coronavirus restrictions may have on their ability to recruit this critical workforce this season.
If I could pick one tournament to win in my career it would be this one, ryder Cup is very special. Ryder Cup hurts to watch Ryder Cup on TV. You really want to be there. I've been lucky to be on two winning teams and I hope to be able to win a third time.
It was the first time Melancon’s really given up anything without an inherited runner, so to be able to pick him up after so many times he’s picked us up through the year, and then the magical finish there. this one feels like more than just a regular win.
We have to pick a great one. We have to pick one that's going to be there for 40 years, 45 years.
Translations for pick
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- قطف او يقطفArabic
- picCatalan, Valencian
- trsátko, krumpáčCzech
- чєсатиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- plukkeDanish
- Dietrich, Plektron, Hacke, Pickel, Plektrum, pflückenGerman
- ganzúa, picoSpanish
- کلنگPersian
- plektra, valinta, valita, harva, kampa, hakku, tonkia, poimia, tiirikka, lukeaFinnish
- médiator, écran, choisir, cueillir, pioche, prendre, choixFrench
- քլունգ, բրիչArmenian
- lesaIcelandic
- piccone, barriera, prendere, scegliere, raccogliere, scelta, plettro, stuzzicadentiItalian
- つるはしJapanese
- whawhaki, whakiwhaki, tāhoraMāori
- трнокоп, копачMacedonian
- krabben, plukken, kiezen, nemenDutch
- plukke, dirk, pilke, plekter, velge, valg, hakkeNorwegian
- escolher, colher, picareta, pegarPortuguese
- p'itiyQuechua
- выбирать, сорва́ть, отмы́чка, плектр, медиа́тор, вы́бор, собира́ть, срыва́ть, кайло́, выбра́ть, собра́ть, выбира́ть, рва́ть, кирка́Russian
- hacka, välja, plockaSwedish
- mızrap, tezene, pena, çilingir, kazma, seçmek, çalgıçTurkish
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