Idioms for pick
Origin of pick
1synonym study for pick
1. See
choose.
OTHER WORDS FROM pick
pick·a·ble, adjective un·pick·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby pick
Definition for pick (2 of 3)
pick
2
[ pik ]
/ pɪk /
noun
a heavy tool consisting of an iron or steel head, usually curved, tapering to a point at one or both ends, mounted on a wooden handle, and used for loosening and breaking up soil, rock, etc.; pickax.
a hammerlike tool for the rough dressing of stone, having two sharp, pyramidal faces.
any pointed or other tool or instrument for picking (often used in combination): a toothpick; an ice pick.
Music.
plectrum.
Slang.
a large pocket comb having long, widely spaced teeth.
Origin of pick
2
1300–50; Middle English
pikk(e); perhaps variant of
pike5
Definition for pick (3 of 3)
pick
3
[ pik ]
/ pɪk /
verb (used with object)
to cast (a shuttle).
noun
(in a loom) one passage of the shuttle.
Origin of pick
3
variant of
pitch1
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British Dictionary definitions for pick (1 of 3)
pick
1
/ (pɪk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of pick
pickable, adjectiveWord Origin for pick
C15: from earlier
piken to pick, influenced by French
piquer to pierce; compare Middle Low German
picken, Dutch
pikken
British Dictionary definitions for pick (2 of 3)
pick
2
/ (pɪk) /
noun
a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc
any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick
a plectrum
verb
(tr)
to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick
(tr)
to form (a hole) in this way
Word Origin for pick
C14: perhaps variant of
pike ²
British Dictionary definitions for pick (3 of 3)
pick
3
/ (in weaving pɪk) /
verb
(tr)
to cast (a shuttle)
noun
one casting of a shuttle
a weft or filling thread
Word Origin for pick
C14: variant of
pitch
1
Idioms and Phrases with pick
pick