picked

1
[ pikt ]
/ pɪkt /

adjective

specially chosen or selected, usually for special skill: a crew of picked men.
cleared or cleaned by or as if by picking: picked fruit.

Origin of picked

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at pick1, -ed2

Definition for picked (2 of 4)

picked 2
[ pik-id, pikt ]
/ ˈpɪk ɪd, pɪkt /

adjective Chiefly Dialect.

having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed.

Origin of picked

2
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at pick2, -ed3

Definition for picked (3 of 4)

Origin of pick

1
1250–1300; v. Middle English pyken, pikken, pekken, cognate with Dutch pikken, German picken, Old Norse pikka to pick; akin to peck2, pike5; (noun) derivative of the v.

synonym study for pick

1. See choose.

OTHER WORDS FROM pick

pick·a·ble, adjective un·pick·a·ble, adjective

Definition for picked (4 of 4)

pick 3
[ pik ]
/ pɪk /
Textiles.

verb (used with object)

to cast (a shuttle).

noun

(in a loom) one passage of the shuttle.

Origin of pick

3
variant of pitch1

Example sentences from the Web for picked

British Dictionary definitions for picked (1 of 3)

pick 1
/ (pɪk) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of pick

pickable, adjective

Word 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 picked (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 picked (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 picked

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