pick

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

the act of choosing or selecting“your choice of colors was unfortunate”

the person or thing chosen or selected“he was my pick for mayor”

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

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”

the quantity of a crop that is harvested“he sent the first picking of berries to the market”

the best people or things in a group“the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War”

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material“he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks”

a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body“he was called for setting an illegal pick”

look for and gather“pick mushrooms”

harass with constant criticism“Don't always pick on your little brother”

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion“he plucked the strings of his mandolin”

hit lightly with a picking motion

eat intermittently; take small bites of“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits“Clean the turkey”

pay for something“pick up the tab”

attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example“Pick open the ice”

select carefully from a group“She finally picked her successor”

provoke“pick a fight or a quarrel”

remove in small bits“pick meat from a bone”

pilfer or rob“pick pockets”