Verb (1)pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
I pick you as my partner
he seems to be trying to pick a fight
still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food
continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp Noun (1)
that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
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Noun
Some of our top picks include Lapis Spa at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, renowned for its extensive couples’ packages.—Jacob Wisda, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024 Carter was selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream before being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks who would later release her.—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024 Bird, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 draft, came out in 2017, more than a decade after entering the league.—Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2024 Franklin, drafted No. 102 overall with the second pick of the fourth round, is the last of Denver’s seven draft picks to sign his rookie contract.—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pick
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English piken, partly from Old English *pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick — more at pike
Noun (2)
Middle English pik
Verb (2)
Middle English pykken to pitch (a tent); akin to Middle English picchen to pitch
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