Definition of Pick

Verb: pick pik

Select carefully from a group
"She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
Look for and gather
"pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers";
- pluck, cull
Harass with constant criticism
"Don't always pick on your little brother";
- blame, find fault
Provoke
"pick a fight or a quarrel"
Remove in small bits
"pick meat from a bone"
Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"pick the turkey";
- clean
Pilfer or rob
"pick pockets"
Pay for something
"pick up the tab";
- foot
Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he picked the strings of his mandolin";
- pluck, plunk
Hit for example ice or rocky ground) with or as if with a pickaxe
"Pick open the ice";
- break up
Hit lightly with a picking motion
- peck, beak
Eat intermittently; take small bites of
"She never eats a full meal--she just picks";
- nibble, piece

Noun: pick pik

The person or thing chosen or selected
"he was my pick for mayor";
- choice, selection
The quantity of a crop that is harvested
"it was the biggest peach pick in years";
- picking
The best people or things in a group
"the pick of England's young men were killed in the Great War";
- cream
The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- woof, weft, filling
A small thin device (of metal, plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
- plectrum, plectron
A thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
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";
- pickax [US], pickaxe
A basketball manoeuvre; obstructing an opponent with one's body
"he was called for setting an illegal pick"
The act of choosing or selecting
"you can take your pick";
- choice, selection, option