first pick

: preceding all others in time, order, or importance: such as

: earliest

: being the lowest forward gear or speed of a motor vehicle

: before another in time, space, or importance

: in the first place

: for the first time

: one that is number one in a series — see Table of Numbers

: something that is first: such as

: the first occurrence or item of a kind

: to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument

: to remove bit by bit

: to remove covering or adhering matter from

: a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument

: the act or privilege of choosing or selecting : choice

: the best or choicest one

: a heavy wooden-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends — compare mattock

: toothpick

: picklock

: to throw or thrust with effort : hurl

: to throw (a shuttle) across the loom

: the act of pitching or throwing

: something thrown

: a throw of the shuttle