pic

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noun (1)

ˈpik 

plural pics or pix ˈpiks 

1

: photograph

2

: motion picture

pic

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noun (2)

ˈpik  ˈpēk 

: the picador's lance

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• photo
• photograph
• print
• shot
• snap
• snapshot

Examples of pic in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a coworker handed around some vacation pics

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Of those who figured it out were Neon with its cryptic clip rollout of Longlegs and genius hiding of star Nicolas Cage in its campaign; the pic’s total P&A cost under $10M. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024

No need to risk handing your phone to a stranger to take a pic. —Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024

So if there’s a particularly pretty cliffside, grouchy-looking tree, or basically any spot people gravitate toward for its beauty, know there will probably be some demand for pics. —Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Aug. 2024

Watch on Deadline On the film side, Brown most recently starred in Damsel, a Netflix fantasy pic which ranks at No. 7 on the service’s Most Popular Movies list, with 138 million views to date. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for picture

Noun (2)

Spanish pica, from picar to prick

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1926, in the meaning defined above