handpick

verb

hand·​pick ˈhan(d)-ˈpik 

handpicked; handpicking; handpicks

transitive verb

1

: to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process

2

: to select personally or for personal ends

Synonyms

• select
• choose
• pick

Examples of handpick in a Sentence

They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.

a box of handpicked strawberries

The executive handpicked her successor.

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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for handpick

• broomstick
• dipstick
• homesick
• joystick
• lipstick
• nonstick
• pickwick
• picnic
• redbrick
• seasick
• sidekick
• slapstick

Kids Definition

handpick

verb

hand·​pick ˈhan(d)-ˈpik 

: to select personally

a handpicked successor