picking
[ pik-ing ]
/ ˈpɪk ɪŋ /
noun
the act of a person or thing that picks.
something that is or may be picked or picked up.
the amount picked.
pickings,
- scraps or gleanings: the pickings of a feast.
- profits or gains; spoils.
Words nearby picking
picket fence,
picket line,
pickett,
pickford,
pickin,
picking,
pickings,
pickle,
pickled,
pickleworm,
picklock
Definition for picking (2 of 3)
Origin of pick
1synonym study for pick
1. See
choose.
OTHER WORDS FROM pick
pick·a·ble, adjective un·pick·a·ble, adjectiveDefinition for picking (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
Example sentences from the Web for picking
British Dictionary definitions for picking (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 picking (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 picking (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 picking
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