pick

pick · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To choose or select from a number of alternatives.

  2. 2.

    To remove or gather by taking hold and pulling.

  3. 3.

    To remove unwanted matter from something.

  4. 4.

    To open a lock without a key.

  5. 5.

    An act of selecting or choosing.

  6. 6.

    A tool with a pointed end for breaking rock or ice.

  7. 7.

    A small flat implement for plucking guitar strings.

Related words

Antonyms: leave, reject
See also: choose, gather, select
Synonyms: choose, gather, pluck, select

Etymology

From Middle English pikken, possibly from Old English pician meaning "to peck, pick," influenced by Old Norse pikka. Related to peck and pike. The noun developed from the verb.