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Synonyms for pick

pick at something

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  • nibble
  • peck at
  • have no appetite for
  • play or toy with
  • push round the plate
  • eat listlessly

pick on someone: choose

arrest

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meet

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pick something or someone off

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pick something or someone out: identify

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pick something or someone out: select

pick something or someone up: lift

pick something or someone up: collect

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pick something over or pick over something

pick something up: learn

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pick something up: catch

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pick something up: receive

pick something up: learn

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pick something up: develop

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pick something up: continue

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pick up: improve

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pick up: recover

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pick up: get stronger

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pick your way

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  • tread carefully
  • work through
  • move cautiously
  • walk tentatively
  • find or make your way
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for pick

to make a choice from a number of alternatives

to collect ripe crops

pick off: to wound or kill with a firearm

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pick on: to scold or find fault with constantly

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pick out: to perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty

pick up: to move (something) to a higher position

pick up: to collect (something) bit by bit

pick up: to come into possession of

pick up: to gain knowledge or mastery of by study

pick up: to take into custody as a prisoner

pick up: to begin or go on after an interruption

the superlative or most preferable part of something

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one that is selected

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Synonyms for pick

the person or thing chosen or selected

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

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the best people or things in a group

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the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

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

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

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a basketball maneuver

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select carefully from a group

harass with constant criticism

provoke

remove in small bits

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

pilfer or rob

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pay for something

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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

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attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

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hit lightly with a picking motion

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eat intermittently

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Under the terms of the agreement, PICK Systems will acquire GA's complete line of database products.
In the above situation, A's union, on behalf of A and all other covered employees, negotiated an agreement with A's employer concerning the amounts to be picked up and contributed to the state's qualified pension plan.
In addition, department administrators compile a weekly report that allows district commanders to see how many truants the officers in their district pick up as compared to other districts.
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28-year-old Shan Masood, who has represented Pakistan in 12 Test matches, was picked by Multan Sultans in the Silver category as the franchise utilised the maximum of increase of $25,000 salary purse.
Quetta's Supplementary players pick included England's Jason Roy, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan and local boys Azam Khan and Faraz Ahmed.
The new 2019 Audi A6 and Q8 have been named 2019 Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
The NCAA says it's the longest streak of correct picks it's ever seen, shattering the previous record of 39 games in 2017.
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MULTAN -- Director Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan Dr Zahid Mahmood said on Friday that cotton-picking phase has begun and farmers must pick cotton carefully to avoid getting their profit margins slashed.
DERA GHAZI KHAN -- Field officers of the Agriculture Department Monday launched awareness sessions for stakeholders on how to pick contamination-free cotton.
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The lottery takes place on Tuesday night, but the Lakers' pick belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers, who had acquired it from the Phoenix Suns, who initially received it in the Lakers' ill-fated Steve Nash deal from July 2012.