'pick' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'pick' with 20 example sentences.

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pick noun

: the person or thing chosen or selected

: the quantity of a crop that is harvested

: the best people or things in a group

: 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

: a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

: the act of choosing or selecting

pick verb

: select carefully from a group

: look for and gather

: harass with constant criticism

: provoke

: remove in small bits

: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

: pilfer or rob

: pay for something

: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

: hit lightly with a picking motion

: eat intermittently; take small bites of

pick up pick out picking pick on pick off pick at

I'm tired of picking up after you.

Our shuttle bus will pick you up at the airport.

She picked flowers in the garden.

He picked up that habit from his father.

Have you picked a name for the baby?

Why did you pick that song?

Pick a letter of the alphabet.

I picked these flowers myself.

You always pick her side.

I'm going to pick up the kids at school.

Pick up the pencil from the floor.

This fruit isn't yet ripe enough to pick.

The taxi picked up two passengers.

She picked up beautiful stones.

I fell off the ladder when I was picking apples.

We picked up where we left off.

The kids are picking flowers in the garden.

He picked out the best book.

You're the one who picked the fight.

I want to pick out a present for my friend.

Words related to 'pick'

pluck choose gather

Words near 'pick' in the dictionary

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