pick

v., picked, pick·ing, picks.

v.tr.

1. 1. To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked.
   2. To select or cull.
2. 1. To gather in; harvest: They were picking cotton.
   2. To gather the harvest from: picked the field in one day.
3. 1. To remove the outer covering of; pluck: pick a chicken clean of feathers.
   2. To tear off bit by bit: pick meat from the bones.
4. To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth).
5. To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.
6. To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp pointed instrument.
7. To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp pointed instrument.
8. To take up (food) with the beak; peck: The parrot picked its seed.
9. To steal the contents of: My pocket was picked.
10. To open (a lock) without the use of a key.
11. To provoke: pick a fight.
12. Music.
    1. To pluck (an instrument's strings).
    2. To play (an instrument) by plucking its strings.
    3. To play (a tune) in this manner: picked a melody out on the guitar.

v.intr.

1. To decide with care or forethought.
2. To work with a pick.
3. To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp: He's always picking about something.
4. To be harvested or gathered: The ripe apples picked easily.

n.

1. The act of picking, especially with a sharp pointed instrument.
2. The act of selecting or choosing; choice: got first pick of the desserts.
3. Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part: the pick of the crop.
4. The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.
5. Basketball. A screen.

phrasal verbs:

pick apart

1. To refute or find flaws in by close examination: The lawyer picked the testimony apart.

pick at

1. To pluck or pull at, especially with the fingers.
2. To eat sparingly or without appetite: The child just picked at the food.
3. Informal. To nag: Don't pick at me.

pick off

1. To shoot after singling out: The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.
2. Baseball. To catch (a base runner) off base and put out with a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher, often to a specified base.
3. Sports. To intercept, as a football pass.

pick on

1. To tease or bully.

pick out

1. To choose or select: picked out a nice watch.
2. To discern from the surroundings; distinguish: picked out their cousins from the crowd.

pick over

1. To sort out or examine item by item: picked over the grapes before buying them.

pick up

1. 1. To take up (something) by hand: pick up a book.
   2. To collect or gather: picked up some pebbles.
   3. To tidy up: picked up the bedroom.
2. To take on (passengers or freight, for example): The bus picks up commuters at five stops.
3. Informal.
   1. To acquire casually or by accident: picked up a new coat on sale.
   2. To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience: picked up French quickly.
   3. To claim: picked up her car at the repair shop.
   4. To buy: picked up some milk at the store.
   5. To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it: Let me pick up the tab.
   6. To come down with (a disease): picked up a virus at school.
   7. To gain: picked up five yards on that play.
4. Informal. To take into custody: The agents picked up six smugglers.
5. Slang. To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.
6. 1. To come upon and follow: The dog picked up the scent.
   2. To come upon and observe: picked up two submarines on sonar.
7. To continue after a break: Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.
8. Informal. To improve in condition or activity: Sales picked up last fall.
9. Slang. To prepare a sudden departure: She just picked up and left.

idioms:

pick and choose

1. To select with great care.

pick holes in

1. To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in: picked holes in the argument.

pick (one's) way

1. To find passage and make careful progress through it: picked her way down the slope.

pick (someone) to pieces

1. To criticize sharply.

pick up on Informal.

1. To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed: is quick to pick up on new computer skills.
2. To notice: picked up on my roommate's bad mood and left him alone.

[Middle English piken, to prick, from Old English *pīcian, to prick, and from Old French piquer, to pierce (from Vulgar Latin *piccāre; see pique).]

picker pick'er n.

pick² (pĭk)
n.

1. A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.
2. 1. Something, such as an ice pick, toothpick, or picklock, used for picking.
   2. A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.
   3. A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.
3. Music. A plectrum.

[Middle English pik, variant of pike, sharp point. See pike⁵.]

pick³ (pĭk)
n.

1. A weft thread in weaving.
2. A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.

tr.v., picked, pick·ing, picks.

1. To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.
2. Archaic. To cast; pitch.

[Dialectal, from pick, to pitch, thrust, variant of PITCH².]

also pick up

verb

1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives. choose, cull, elect, opt (for), select, single (out). See choice.
2. To collect ripe crops: crop, garner, gather, harvest, reap. See collect/distribute.

phrasal verb - pick off

To wound or kill with a firearm: gun (down), shoot. Slang plug,, help/harm/harmless.

phrasal verb - pick on

To scold or find fault with constantly: carp at, fuss at, nag, peck at. Informal henpeck,, praise/blame.

phrasal verb - pick out

To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: descry, discern, distinguish, make out, spot,, see/not see.

phrasal verb - pick up

1. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, raise, rear², take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise/fall.
2. To collect (something) bit by bit: cull, extract, garner, gather, glean. See collect/distribute.
3. To come into possession of: acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, win. Informal land. See get/lose.
4. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study: get, learn, master. See teach/learn.
5. To take into custody as a prisoner: apprehend, arrest, seize. Informal nab. Slang bust, collar, pinch, run in. See law.
6. To begin or go on after an interruption: continue, renew, reopen, restart, resume, take up. See continue/stop/pause.

noun

1. The superlative or most preferable part of something: best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elite, flower, prize¹, top. Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunchcrop. See better/worse.
2. One that is selected: choice, chosen, elect, select. See choice.

Idioms beginning with pick:
pick a bone with
pickle
pick and choose
pick to pieces
pick off
pick of the litter
pick on
pick one's way
pick over
pick someone's brain
pick up on
pick up the pieces

See also bone to pick; slim pickings.

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n

Definition: option chosen, usually choicest
Antonyms: rejection

v

Definition: choose, select
Antonyms: refuse, reject

v

Definition: gather, harvest
Antonyms: grow, plant

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A hand tool used for loosening and breaking up closely compacted soil and rock; consists of a steel head which usually is curved, with a point on one or both ends, mounted on a wooden handle.

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[Ar]

Long narrow core tool, sometimes slightly curved in profile, truncated at one end and pointed at the other. Typical of the Sangoan in Africa.

A sharp-pointed instrument, of varying size and function, e.g. tooth pick, hoof pick.

• hoof p. — consists of a palm grip and a stem with a sharp point. Used for picking out debris, especially stones, from between the bars and the frog of horses’ hooves.

IN BRIEF: The act of choosing or selecting.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. — Jonathan Kozol

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - hakke, kradse i, plukke, pille, vælge, dirke
v. intr. - dirke, spise små bidder ad gangen
n. - hakken, valg, eliten

idioms:

• have one's pick of    kunne vælge imellem
• pick a fight    yppe klammeri
• pick a guitar    klimpre på en guitar
• pick a lock    dirke en lås
• pick a quarrel    yppe kiv
• pick a winner    kåre en vinder
• pick and choose    vælge og vrage
• pick and mix    kirkelig
• pick apart    pille i stykker
• pick at    stikke til (maden)
• pick holes in    kritisere
• pick off    pille af, nedskyde enkeltvis
• pick on    slå ned på en, være efter en
• pick one's nose    pille næse
• pick one's teeth    stange tænder
• pick one's way    træde forsigtigt
• pick out    vælge
• pick over    sortere
• pick someone's brains    stjæle ens ideer
• pick to pieces    pille i stykker
• pick up    samle op
• pick up speed    få fart på
• pick up steam    få fart på
• pick up the ball and run    samle bolden op og løbe
• pick up the baton    samle stafetten op
• pick up the pieces    samle stumperne op
• pick up the slack    stramme et reb, bruge overskudslager, undgå en uønsket afmatning
• pick up the tab    betale regningen
• take a pick    vælge
• the pick of the bunch    den bedste af dem alle

2.
n. - valg

3.
n. - vævetråd
v. tr. - kast med skyttelen i en vævestol, at kaste skyttelen over en vævestol

Nederlands (Dutch)
(uit)kiezen, plukken, pulken, kluiven aan, hakken in, tokkelen, uit elkaar halen, pikken, grond openbreken, keus, selectie, beste, pikhouweel, plectrum, oogst, tandenstoker, het werpen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (gén) choisir, (Sport) sélectionner, former (une équipe), avancer avec précaution, prendre des précautions, cueillir, gratter (un bouton)
v. intr. - choisir, trier, (fig) analyser, décider avec prudence, piocher, critiquer, manger (qch) du bout des dents, gratter, tripoter, picorer, harceler, abattre (qn), enlever (qch), ramasser (qch), (gén) choisir, repérer, distinguer, saisir, comprendre, mettre en valeur, révéler (une forme), reprendre (un commerce), s'améliorer, se rétablir, apprendre (une langue), prendre (qn) dans ses bras, prendre (un accent), développer (une technique), attraper (un rhume), détecter, (Radio, Télécom) capter, gagner, acquérir (une réputation), reprendre (une conversation), se relever, (fig) se reprendre
n. - choix, (le) meilleur

idioms:

• have one's pick of    avoir le choix parmi
• pick a fight    chercher querelle
• pick a guitar    gratter une guitare
• pick a lock    crocheter une serrure
• pick a quarrel    chercher querelle
• pick a winner    choisir un gagnant
• pick and choose    faire le difficile
• pick and mix    prendre et mélanger, mélanger de manière éclectique
• pick apart    séparer, critiquer sévèrement
• pick at    harceler
• pick holes in    trouver toujours qch à redire
• pick off    enlever, abattre (qn), enlever (qch)
• pick on    harceler
• pick one's nose    se mettre les doigts dans le nez
• pick one's teeth    se curer les dents
• pick one's way    prendre des précautions
• pick oneself up    (lit) se relever, (fig) se reprendre
• pick out    (gén) choisir, repérer, distinguer, saisir, comprendre, reconnaître (qn), repérer, mettre en valeur, révéler, retrouver (un air)
• pick over    trier, (fig) analyser
• pick someone up    prendre (qn) dans ses bras, relever (qn), prendre/aller chercher (qn), trouver (qn), recueillir (qn), ramasser (qn) (péj)
• pick someone's brains    faire appel aux lumières de qn
• pick something up    ramasser (qch), (passer) prendre (qch), acheter (qch), dénicher (qch), apprendre (qch), prendre (un accent), attraper (un rhume), repérer (une erreur), détecter (un défaut), trouver (une piste), (Radio, Télécom) capter, acquérir (une réputation), reprendre (une conversation), secourir (un bateau, etc)
• pick through    trier, examiner (pour choisir)
• pick to pieces    descendre en flammes
• pick up    reprendre (des affaires), s'améliorer (le temps), se rétablir (un malade), reprendre/continuer, ramasser, examiner, relever (qn), prendre (qn) dans ses bras
• pick up after    (US) ranger/ramasser les affaires éparpillées par qn
• pick up on    devenir conscient de, être perceptif à propos de, remarquer, accorder une attention particulière à, surveiller
• pick up speed    prendre de la vitesse
• pick up steam    prendre de l'accélération
• pick up the ball and run    développer l'idée de qn
• pick up the baton    passer le flambeau
• pick up the pieces    ramasser les morceaux, (fig) recoller les morceaux
• pick up the slack    resserrer (une corde), épuiser (un stock), éviter (une catastrophe)
• pick up the tab    régler l'addition
• picked out    mis en valeur, révélé (forme, objet)
• the pick of the bunch    (avoir) le meilleur du lot

2.
n. - (gén) pioche, pic, piolet, smille (de maçon)

3.
n. - fil de trame (tissage)
v. tr. - (Tex) lancer une navette (à travers un métier à tisser)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - wählen, auswählen, pflücken, picken
n. - Wahl, Spitzhacke, Eispickel

idioms:

• have one's pick of    sich etwas aussuchen können
• pick a fight    mit jmdm. Streit anfangen
• pick a guitar    Gitarre spielen
• pick a lock    ein Schloß knacken
• pick a quarrel    mit jmdm. Streit anfangen
• pick a winner    auf den Gewinner setzen
• pick and choose    auswählen
• pick and mix    nehmen und mischen
• pick apart    auseinandernehmen
• pick at    herumstochern in, herumhacken auf
• pick holes in    Löcher machen in
• pick off    abzupfen, abschießen
• pick on    sich aussuchen, herumnörgeln an
• pick one's nose    in der Nase bohren
• pick one's teeth    in den Zähnen herumstochern
• pick one's way    sich vorsichtig seinen Weg suchen
• pick oneself up    langsam aufstehen
• pick out    auswählen, heraussuchen
• pick over    prüfen
• pick someone up    jmdn. abholen
• pick someone's brains    (ugs.) jemanden ausquetschen
• pick something up    auffangen, bekommen, einen Ball aufnehmen, lernen
• pick through    viele Gegenstände sorgfältig sortieren
• pick to pieces    (ugs.) kein gutes Haar lassen an
• pick up    hochnehmen, abholen, aufschnappen, aufnehmen, sich bessern
• pick up after    aufräumen
• pick up on    etw. bemerken, etw. ausnützen
• pick up speed    schneller werden
• pick up steam    in Fahrt kommen
• pick up the ball and run    jemandes Idee weiterentwickeln
• pick up the baton    die Verantwortung übernehmen
• pick up the pieces    die Scherben aufsammeln
• pick up the slack    die Lose durchholen
• pick up the tab    die Zeche bezahlen
• picked out    auswählen, heraussuchen
• the pick of the bunch    das Beste vom Besten

2.
n. - Plektrum

3.
n. - Einschlagfaden
v. - werfen, schleudern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ξε)σκαλίζω, δρέπω, μαζεύω (με τα χέρια) κόβω, συλλέγω, εκλέγω, διαλέγω, επιλέγω, θρυμματίζω ή ανοίγω τρύπα με αιχμηρό όργανο, μαδώ, ξεφτίζω, τρώγω ελάχιστα (κν. τσιμπώ, τσιμπολογώ), παραβιάζω (κλειδαριά κτλ), πάω γυρεύοντας (για καβγά κ.λπ.), κατακρίνω
n. - σκαπάνη, αξίνα, κασμάς, εκλογή, διάλεγμα, το εκλεκτότερο μέρος, (μτφ.) ο ανθός, ο αφρός, (μουσ.) πένα (πλήκτρο) κιθάρας κ.λπ.

idioms:

• have one's pick of    διαλέγω
• pick a fight    προκαλώ σκόπιμα καυγά
• pick a lock    παραβιάζω κλειδαριά
• pick a quarrel    προκαλώ σκόπιμα καυγά
• pick and choose    διαλέγω ό, τι θέλω, ικανοποιώ τις ιδιοτροπίες μου
• pick and mix    επιλέγω και συνδυάζω
• pick apart    κουτσομπολεύω, θάβω
• pick at    τσιμπολογώ/τσιμπώ, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) τα βάζω με, κατατρέχω, γκρινιάζω (κάποιον)
• pick holes in    βρίσκω τρωτά σε
• pick off    παίρνω με τα δάκτυλα, εξουδετερώνω έναν προς έναν
• pick on    διαλέγω, διαλέγω (για τιμωρία), τα βάζω με
• pick out    επιλέγω, ξεχωρίζω, διαλέγω, διακρίνω, ξεχωρίζω, αντιλαμβάνομαι/πιάνω έννοια κ.λπ.
• pick over    ξεδιαλέγω
• pick to pieces    (για επιχειρήματα ισχυρισμούς κλπ.) καταρρίπτω ένα προς ένα, ξετινάζω
• pick up    ανασηκώνω, σηκώνω από κάτω, μαζεύω, βελτιώνομαι, πιάνω, συλλαμβάνω (με τα δάχτυλα), παραλαμβάνω (με όχημα κτλ), ψωνίζω (γυναίκα), τσιμπώ, συνέρχομαι, εντοπίζω
• pick up the baton    παίρνω τη σκυτάλη
• pick up the pieces    μαζεύω τα συντρίμμια, αποκαθιστώ τα πράγματα
• pick up the slack    μαζεύω τα μπόσικα, επιλύω πρόβλημα
• pick up the tab    πληρώνω το λογαριασμό, (καθομ.) πληρώνω τα σπασμένα
• take a pick    διαλέγω
• the pick of the bunch    διάλεγμα, το εκλεκτότερο μέρος, (μτφ.) ο ανθός, ο αφρός

Italiano (Italian)
scegliere, pizzicare, cogliere, rosicchiare, scelta, piccone, archetto

idioms:

• have one's pick of    far la propria scelta di
• pick 'n 'mix    mettere sottosopra
• pick a guitar    pizzicare la chitarra
• pick a lock    forzare una serratura
• pick a person's brains    rubare idee
• pick a quarrel/fight    attaccar briga
• pick a winner    scegliere la carta vincente
• pick and choose    scegliere meticolosamente
• pick and mix    mettere sottosopra
• pick apart    smontare
• pick at    piluccare, sbocconcellare, smangiucchiare, sgridare, sfiorare appena (un argomento)
• pick holes in    trovare da ridire su
• pick off    abbattere, cogliere
• pick on    maltrattare, stuzzicare, prendersela con
• pick one's nose    mettersi le dita nel naso
• pick one's teeth    stuzzicarsi i denti
• pick one's way    farsi strada
• pick out    scegliere, riconoscere, evidenziare, distinguere
• pick over    esaminare
• pick up    imparare, raccattare, raccogliere, arrestare, catturare, comprare
• pick up speed    prendere velocità
• pick up the pieces    salvare il salvabile
• pick up the tab    pagare il conto
• take a pick    fare una scelta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pegar, escolher, picar, depenar, provocar, esburacar, limpar o nariz com o dedo
n. - escolha (f), picada (f), colheita (f)

idioms:

• have one's pick of    fazer sua escolha
• pick a guitar    dedilhar um violão
• pick a lock    arrombar uma fechadura
• pick a person's brains    interrogar
• pick a quarrel/fight    provocar uma briga
• pick a winner    escolher um vencedor
• pick and choose    ser exigente no escolher, escolher a dedo
• pick and mix    faça sua própria seleção, sortimento
• pick apart    separar
• pick at    implicar com, beliscar, bicar, dedilhar
• pick holes in    criticar, denegrir
• pick off    colher, abater um por um
• pick on    escolher, censurar, perseguir, atormentar
• pick one's nose    limpar o nariz com a ponta dos dedos
• pick one's teeth    palitar os dentes
• pick one's way    tatear o caminho, andar com cuidado
• pick out    escolher, distinguir, tocar de ouvido, arrancar
• pick over    examinar, selecionar
• pick up    pegar, entender, cavar, melhorar, colher
• pick up speed    pegar velocidade
• pick up the pieces    recolher os caquinhos
• pick up the tab    pagar a conta
• take a pick    fazer uma escolha

Русский (Russian)
выбирать, бренчать, собирать, обгладывать, ковырять, выбор, кирка, медиатор

idioms:

• have one's pick of    иметь право выбора чего-либо
• pick a guitar    бренчать на гитаре
• pick a lock    взломать замок
• pick a person's brains    воспользоваться чьей-то идеей
• pick a quarrel/fight    затеять драку
• pick a winner    угадать победителя
• pick and choose    тщательно выбирать
• pick and mix    выбирать и смешивать (напр. конфеты)
• pick apart    разнести в пух и прах
• pick at    грызть, придираться
• pick holes in    придираться к
• pick off    подстрелить, сорвать, подобрать
• pick on    приставать
• pick one's nose    ковыряться в носу
• pick one's teeth    ковыряться в зубах
• pick one's way    двигаться осторожно
• pick out    выбирать, подбирать (мелодию)
• pick over    отбирать
• pick up    подобрать, выздоравливать
• pick up speed    разогнаться
• pick up the pieces    склеить обломки
• pick up the tab    оплатить счет
• take a pick    выбирать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - elegir, escoger, seleccionar, puntear
v. intr. - ratear, hurtar
n. - elección, selección

idioms:

• have one's pick of    poder escoger entre
• pick a fight    buscar camorra, provocar una pendencia
• pick a guitar    pulsar una guitarra
• pick a lock    forzar, abrir con ganzúa
• pick a quarrel    buscar camorra, provocar una pendencia
• pick a winner    escoger al ganador
• pick and choose    ser muy exigente, escoger con sumo cuidado
• pick and mix    combinar distintos elementos para formar una colección, surtido de artículos que se venden por peso (como golosinas), método ecléctico de combinar cosas
• pick apart    criticar a alguien, especialmente cuando no está presente
• pick at    picar (la comida), picotear, regañar, criticar
• pick holes in    encontrar defectos en, criticar, desbaratar
• pick off    quitar, eliminar o matar
• pick on    escoger, criticar, meterse con
• pick one's nose    hurgarse la nariz
• pick one's teeth    mondarse, limpiarse los dientes
• pick one's way    andar con mucho tiento o cuidado, abrirse camino
• pick oneself up    restablecerse, incorporarse
• pick out    elegir, escoger, ver, descubrir, distinguir, hacer resaltar, discernir
• pick over    buscar en, hurgar, rebuscar
• pick someone up    levantarle el ánimo a alguien
• pick someone's brains    pedir la opinión de alguien, consultar con alguien
• pick something up    recoger, levantar, alzar, aprender, seducir, ligar, llevar al huerto, adquirir, aprender, ir a buscar, ir por, retirar, oír, captar, carpir
• pick through    elegir cuidadosamente
• pick to pieces    hacer pedazos, echar abajo, echar por tierra, hacer trizas, hacer polvo
• pick up    recoger, levantar, alzar, aprender, seducir, ligar, llevar al huerto, adquirir, aprender, ir a buscar, ir por, retirar, oír, captar
• pick up after    arreglar u ordenar lo que fue desordenado por alguien
• pick up on    percibir, vigilar
• pick up speed    cobrar velocidad, acelerarse
• pick up steam    recobrar velocidad
• pick up the ball and run    tomar una idea o plan de otro y desarrollarlo
• pick up the baton    recibir el mando o la responsabilidad
• pick up the pieces    volver a empezar después de un fracaso
• pick up the slack    tensar una cuerda
• pick up the tab    pagar la cuenta, asumir la responsabilidad
• picked out    resaltado, contrastado
• the pick of the bunch    la flor de la canela, la flor y nata

2.
n. - elección, selección

3.
n. - piqueta, plectro, clavete, púa, hilo de trama para tejido
v. tr. - elegir, escoger, seleccionar, pulsear, tirar la lanzadera a través del telar, pasaje o tirada de la lanzadera en un telar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plocka, peta, riva, hacka, picka, rensa, knäppa, välja, stjäla
n. - hacka, korp, val, plekter (mus.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 挑选, 选择, 挖, 采, 摘, 剔, 扒, 采摘, 收获, 精华, 最好的部分

idioms:

• have one's pick of    得到自己挑选的东西
• pick a fight    找机会打架
• pick a guitar    弹吉他
• pick a lock    撬开锁
• pick a quarrel    挑衅
• pick a winner    挑选出一个优胜者
• pick and choose    挑挑拣拣
• pick and mix    选很多种类
• pick apart    把...撕碎
• pick at    用指尖拉, 少量地吃
• pick holes in    挑小毛病, 对...吹毛求疵
• pick off    摘掉
• pick on    找...的岔, 对...唠叨指责, 挑选, 选中
• pick one's nose    挖鼻孔, 混时间
• pick one's teeth    剔牙
• pick one's way    行路谨慎
• pick out    挑选出, 辨认出, 拣出
• pick over    仔细检查或挑选
• pick someone's brains    盗用智慧财产权
• pick to pieces    把...撕成碎片, 把...批评得体无完肤, 挑小毛病, 对...吹毛求疵
• pick up    掘地, 获得, 捡起
• pick up speed    加速
• pick up steam    慢慢加速
• pick up the ball and run    主动去做...
• pick up the baton    接过接力棒, 接下责任
• pick up the pieces    收拾残局, 恢复正常
• pick up the slack    帮忙
• pick up the tab    替人付帐
• take a pick    选择
• the pick of the bunch    一批中最好的, 精华的部分

2. 剔的工具

3. 选择, 收获, 精华, 最好的部分, 剔的工具, 挑选, 挖, 采, 摘, 剔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 選擇, 收穫, 精華, 最好的部分, 剔的工具
v. tr. - 挑選, 選擇, 挖, 采, 摘, 剔

2.
v. tr. - 挑選, 選擇, 挖, 采, 摘, 剔
v. intr. - 挖, 剔, 扒, 採摘
n. - 選擇, 收穫, 精華, 最好的部分

idioms:

• have one's pick of    得到自己挑選的東西
• pick a fight    找機會打架
• pick a guitar    彈吉他
• pick a lock    撬開鎖
• pick a quarrel    挑釁
• pick a winner    挑選出一個優勝者
• pick and choose    挑挑揀揀
• pick and mix    選很多種類
• pick apart    把...撕碎
• pick at    用指尖拉, 少量地吃
• pick holes in    挑小毛病, 對...吹毛求疵
• pick off    摘掉
• pick on    找...的岔, 對...嘮叨指責, 挑選, 選中
• pick one's nose    挖鼻孔, 混時間
• pick one's teeth    剔牙
• pick one's way    行路謹慎
• pick out    挑選出, 辨認出, 揀出
• pick over    仔細檢查或挑選
• pick someone's brains    盜用智慧財產權
• pick to pieces    把...撕成碎片, 把...批評得體無完膚, 挑小毛病, 對...吹毛求疵
• pick up    掘地, 獲得, 撿起
• pick up speed    加速
• pick up steam    慢慢加速
• pick up the ball and run    主動去做...
• pick up the baton    接過接力棒, 接下責任
• pick up the pieces    收拾殘局, 恢復正常
• pick up the slack    幫忙
• pick up the tab    替人付帳
• take a pick    選擇
• the pick of the bunch    一批中最好的, 精華的部分

3.
n. - 剔的工具

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 쿡쿡 찌르다, (이, 귀 등을) 우비다, 살을 뜯다
v. intr. - 쿡쿡 찌르다, 정선하다, 집적거리다
n. - 선택(권), 수확량, 한 번 찍기

idioms:

• have one's pick of    ~의 정수를 선택하다
• pick apart    ~의 흠을 들추어 내다, ~에게 잔소리를 하다, 구박하다
• pick at    손가락(따위)으로 잡아당기다, 집적거리다
• pick holes in    ~의 흠을 들추어 내다
• pick off    견제에 의한 척살, 한 사람씩 겨누어 쏘다, 잡아뜯다
• pick on    고르다, 괴롭히다, 못살게 굴다
• pick out    돋보이게 꾸미다
• pick over    정선하다, 자세히 점검하다, 곧 쓸 수 있게 준비하다
• pick up    파헤쳐 올리다, 채집하다, 우연히 손에 넣다
• take a pick    ~속에서 자유로 고르다
• the pick of the bunch    횡재

2.
n. - 곡괭이

3.
n. - 실을 잣는 데에 있어서의 씨실
v. tr. - 씨실을 잣다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 選ぶ, 選び取る, 摘む, 抜き取る, 羽毛をむしり取る, つつく, つついて取る, ほぐす, こじ開ける, 掘る, 突く
n. - 選択, えり抜き, つるはし, ピック, 収穫物

idioms:

• have one's pick of    選択権がある
• pick a guitar    ギターを爪弾く
• pick a lock    錠をこじる
• pick a person's brains    人の情報やアイデアをぬすむ
• pick a quarrel/fight    喧嘩をふっかける
• pick a winner    優勝者を選ぶ
• pick and choose    念入りに選ぶ
• pick and mix    取り出し混ぜる
• pick apart    ばらばらにする, …のあら探しをする
• pick at    …にがみがみ言う, つつく, いじる, 引っ張る, 気がなさそうにする
• pick holes in    …のあらを探す
• pick off    一人ずつねらい撃つ, もぎ取る
• pick on    選ぶ, いじめる, 非難する
• pick one's nose    鼻をほじる
• pick one's teeth    歯をつまようじでほじる
• pick one's way    足の踏み場を選んで歩く
• pick out    選ぶ, 見付け出す, 見分ける, 聞き覚えで演奏する, 解する, 引き立たせる, 見付ける
• pick over    選ぶ, 細かく点検する, 話し続ける
• pick pocket    スリ
• pick someone's brain    人の情報やアイデアをぬすむ
• pick up    拾い上げる, 取り上げる, 支払いを引き受ける, 再開する, 逮捕する, 乗せる, 車で迎えに行く, 正す, 見い出す, 得る, 回復する, 捕える, 片づける
• pick up speed    スピードを増す
• pick up steam    急がせる
• pick up the pieces    事態を収拾する
• pick up the tab    勘定を払う
• pick up the threads    続ける
• take a pick    選ぶ
• the pick of the bunch    えり抜きのもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلتقط, يجرد العظم من كل ما علق به, يخلل, يقطف, يجني, يجرد (الاسم) معول, منكاش, منقر, منقار, مسواك لتنظيف الأسنان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בחר, ברר, קטף, תלש, ניקר, קרע, חיטט, נמנע מהפסקה מיותרת, מתח (חבל)‬
v. intr. - ‮אכל כציפור, השתמש במלאי מיותר‬
n. - ‮בחירה, ברירה, מיטב, מובחר, מפרט (לכלי-מיתרים)‬
n. - ‮מעדר, מכוש‬
n. - ‮חוט הערב (רוחב) באריגה‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר את הפלך לרוחב מנור-האורגים‬

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Water Pick	pick holder
guitar pick	water pick