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pick
Synonyms and Antonyms of pick
- that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
- the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, crème de la crème, elect, elite, fat, flower, illuminati, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust
- you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
alternative, choice, discretion, druthers [dialect], election, liberty, option, preference, selection, volition, way
- 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
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke
body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut
cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO
bastinado (or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing
pick
Synonyms and Antonyms of pick
- pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
- I pick you as my partner
- he seems to be trying to pick a fight
advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulate
detonate, set, set off, trigger
excite, galvanize, inflame (also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouse
activate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize
- continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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