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- pronunciation:
- pIk
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
picks, picking, picked |
| definition 1: |
When you pick something, you decide to take one particular thing out of a group of things. Picking something is the same as choosing something.
The ice cream place we go to has many flavors of ice cream to pick from. I usually pick strawberry.The dentist lets children pick a little toy or sticker when they are finished with their appointment.- synonyms:
- choose, pick out, select, single out
- antonyms:
- reject
- similar words:
- cast, elect, favor, prefer, settle on
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes when you pick something, you pull it away from something that it is attached to. If you have a garden, you might pick the flowers or the vegetables.
Last fall, we picked apples at an apple orchard.Kate picked the cat hairs off her sweater.
- synonyms:
- pluck
- similar words:
- collect, draw, extract, gather, harvest, pull, remove
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| definition 3: |
If you pick a fight with someone, you do something to start a fight with them.
One of the bullies tried to pick a fight with me, but then my older brother showed up and the bully ran away.- synonyms:
- prompt
- similar words:
- cause, excite, generate, inspire, start
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| definition 4: |
When someone picks a lock, they open the lock with a sharp tool that is not a key.
The robber picked the lock on the door to get into the house.- similar words:
- crack, force, open
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| definition 5: |
When someone picks your pocket, it means that they steal something from your pocket or from your bag or purse, usually when you are walking or standing in a public place.
Someone picked my dad's pocket while he was riding on the crowded subway. They took his wallet.- similar words:
- lift, mug, pluck, rob, steal
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| definition 6: |
When you pick on someone, you tease them or say that they are bad or stupid in some way or that they are doing something wrong.
David picks on his little brother because his little brother isn't good at sports. Their mom always tells David to stop picking on him.Some kids picked on Angie because she always wore old clothes to school.- similar words:
- complain, criticize, whine
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| related words: |
assign, boost |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you take your pick from a dish of candies, it means that you take the one or ones that you want.
Our teacher brought in a huge pile of books from the library, and we each got to take our pick of them to read.- synonyms:
- choice, selection
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| definition 2: |
Your pick for something, is the person or thing you have decided is the best or is the one that you think will win something.
What is your pick for the best movie of the year?- synonyms:
- choice, selection
- similar words:
- option, pleasure
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| definition 3: |
When you get the pick of the bananas, it means that you get the best one.
My mother likes to go to the grocery store early in the morning to get the pick of the vegetables.- synonyms:
- best, choice
- similar words:
- option, pleasure, selection
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| definition 4: |
A pick is a small piece of plastic sometimes used when playing a guitar or other instrument like a guitar. A pick lets you pull at a particular string to play a note.
Ashton couldn't find the pick for his guitar, so he played with his fingers instead. |
| related words: |
goodness |
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