Dictionary definition · pick
noun
- the person or thing chosen or selected"he was my pick for mayor"
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested"he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
- the best people or things in a group"the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material"he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
verb
- select carefully from a group"She finally picked her successor"
- look for and gather"pick mushrooms"
- harass with constant criticism"Don't always pick on your little brother"
- provoke"pick a fight or a quarrel"
- remove in small bits"pick meat from a bone"
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits"Clean the turkey"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).