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
British Dictionary definitions for pick up on (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 up on (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 up on (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 up on (1 of 2)
pick up on
Become aware of, notice, as in The teacher picked up on her nervousness right away. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with pick up on (2 of 2)
pick