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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Verb
Emery was aware of this and intelligently picked Donyell Malen from the start, playing alongside Ollie Watkins as a strike pairing.—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Fields’ intake was done over the phone, and an Uber was sent to pick her up and take her to her new temporary home.—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
Here are my top picks for fall weekend getaways brimming with autumn charm.—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025 That’s outstanding stuff from the third-round draft pick from California.—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick
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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