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Main Entry: 1pick
Pronunciation: pik
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English piken "to pierce, pick," from Old English pcian (same meaning) and from early French piquer "to prick" --related to 3PIKE 1: to strike, pierce, or break up with a pointed tool 2 a: to remove matter from bit by bit by or as if by plucking <picked the bone clean> b: to gather by plucking <pick berries> c: to pluck with a pick or with the fingers <pick a guitar> 3 a: 2SELECT, CHOOSE <pick out a dress> b: to make (one's way) slowly and carefully <picked their way through the rubble> 4: to steal or pilfer from <pick pockets> 5: to start (a fight) with someone else deliberately 6: to dig at or into : PROBE <picking his teeth> 7: to eat sparingly or in a finicky manner <picked at her dinner> 8: to unlock without a key <pick a lock> - pick·ernoun - pick on: to single out especially for criticism, teasing, or bullying <always picking on smaller children>