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Definition or meaning of the English word Pick
To do anything nicely or carefully; or by attending to small things; to select something with care. (v. i.). To steal; to pilfer. (v. i.). A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as; a toothpick; a picklock. (n.). A heavy iron tool; curved and sometimes pointed at both ends; wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle; -- used by quarrymen; roadmakers; etc.; also; a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones. (n.). The blow which drives the shuttle; -- the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence; in describing the fineness of a fabric; a weft thread; as; so many picks to an inch. (n.). That which is picked in; as with a pointed pencil; to correct an unevenness in a picture. (n.). A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler. (n.). To peck at; as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick; as with a pin. (v.). That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as; the pick of the flock. (n.). To eat slowly; sparingly; or by morsels; to nibble. (v. i.). A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter; filling up its face; and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet. (n.). Choice; right of selection; as; to have one's pick. (n.). To take up; esp.; to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as; to pick rags; -- often with up; as; to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information. (v.). To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as; to pick one's company; to pick one's way; -- often with out. (v.). To remove something from with a pointed instrument; with the fingers; or with the teeth; as; to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket. (v.). To pull apart or away; especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather; as fruit from a tree; flowers from the stalk; feathers from a fowl; etc. (v.). To open a lockas by a wire. (v.). To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as; to pick matted wool; cotton; oakum; etc. (v.). To throw; to pitch. (v.). |
