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Word: Pick
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (earlier as pike, which continues in dialect use): of unknown origin. Compare with Dutch pikken ‘pick, peck’, and German picken ‘peck, puncture’, also with French piquer ‘to prick’
pɪk
detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing
Short Definition:grasp and remove flower etc.
Examples:- I went to pick some flowers for Jenny's room
choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives
Short Definition:choose from number of alternatives
Examples:- maybe I picked the wrong career after all
- he was picked for the England squad
- this time, I get to pick
make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers
Short Definition:make hole in fabric
Examples:- she picked a hole in her tights
pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
Short Definition:pluck strings of instrument
Examples:- people were singing and picking guitars
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