英语词汇“pick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	pick
释义	Trends of pick View usage for: pick (pɪk) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense picks, present participle picking, past tense, past participle picked 1. verb If you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one. Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six sales jobs in London. [VERB noun] I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate. [VERB noun] Synonyms: select, choose, identify, elect More Synonyms of pick 2. singular noun You can refer to the best things or people in a particular group as the pick of that group. The boys here are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country. [+ of] We had the pick of suits from the shop. Synonyms: best, prime, finest, tops [slang] More Synonyms of pick 3. verb When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you break them off the plant or tree and collect them. She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road. [VERB noun] He helps his mother pick fruit. [VERB noun] Synonyms: gather, cut, pull, collect More Synonyms of pick 4. verb If you pick something from a place, you remove it from there with your fingers or your hand. He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate. [VERB noun preposition] He picked the telephone off the wall bracket. [VERB noun preposition] 5. verb If you pick your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth. Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear. [VERB noun] He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it. [VERB noun] 6. verb If you pick a fight or quarrel with someone, you deliberately cause one. He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail. [VERB noun + with] He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody. [VERB noun with noun] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: provoke, start, cause, stir up More Synonyms of pick 7. verb If someone such as a thief picks a lock, they open it without a key, for example by using a piece of wire. He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer. [VERB noun] Synonyms: open, force, crack [informal], break into More Synonyms of pick 8. countable noun A pick is the same as a pickaxe. 9. See also hand-pick, ice pick 10. See to pick and choose 11. See have one's pick 12. See take one's pick 13. See pick one's way 14. to pick someone's brains 15. to pick holes in something 16. to pick someone's pocket Phrasal verbs: See pick at See pick off See pick on See pick out See pick over See pick up More Synonyms of pick pick in British English 1 (pɪk) verb 1. to choose (something) deliberately or carefully, from or as if from a group or number; select 2. to pluck or gather (fruit, berries, or crops) from (a tree, bush, field, etc) to pick hops to pick a whole bush 3. (transitive) to clean or prepare (fruit, poultry, etc) by removing the indigestible parts 4. (transitive) to remove loose particles from (the teeth, the nose, etc) 5. (esp of birds) to nibble or gather (corn, etc) 6. (when intr, foll by at) to nibble (at) fussily or without appetite 7. to separate (strands, fibres, etc), as in weaving 8. (transitive) to provoke (an argument, fight, etc) deliberately 9. (transitive) to steal (money or valuables) from (a person's pocket) 10. (transitive) to open (a lock) with an instrument other than a key 11. to pluck the strings of (a guitar, banjo, etc) 12. (transitive) to make (one's way) carefully on foot they picked their way through the rubble 13. pick and choose 14. pick someone's brains noun 15. freedom or right of selection (esp in the phrase take one's pick) 16. a person, thing, etc, that is chosen first or preferred the pick of the bunch 17. the act of picking 18. the amount of a crop picked at one period or from one area 19. printing a speck of dirt or paper fibre or a blob of ink on the surface of set type or a printing plate Derived forms pickable (ˈpickable) adjective Word origin C15: from earlier piken to pick, influenced by French piquer to pierce; compare Middle Low German picken, Dutch pikken pick in British English 2 (pɪk) noun 1. a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc 2. any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick 3. a plectrum verb 4. (transitive) to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick 5. (transitive) to form (a hole) in this way Word origin C14: perhaps variant of pike2 pick in British English 3 ( in weaving pɪk) verb 1. (transitive) to cast (a shuttle) noun 2. one casting of a shuttle 3. a weft or filling thread Word origin C14: variant of pitch1 pick in American English 1 (pɪk) verb transitive 1. to break up, pierce, or dig up (soil, rock, etc.) with something sharply pointed;use a pick on 2. to make or form (a hole) with something pointed 3. a. to dig, probe, or scratch at with the fingers or with something pointed in an attempt to remove b. to clear something from (the teeth) in this way 4. to remove by pulling as with the fingers; specif., to pluck or gather (flowers, berries, etc.) 5. to clear (something) in this way ; specif., a. to prepare (a fowl) by removing the feathers b. to remove the fruit from (a tree, orchard, etc.) 6. a. to take up (food, etc.) in small pieces, as a bird with its bill; peck b. to eat sparingly or daintily 7. to pull (fibers, rags, etc.) apart 8. to choose; select; cull 9. to look for and find excuse or occasion for (a quarrel or fight) 10. to look for purposefully and find to pick flaws 11. US a. to pluck (the strings on a guitar, banjo, etc.) b. to play (a guitar, banjo, etc.) in this way 12. to open (a lock) as with a wire instead of a key, esp. in a stealthy manner 13. to steal from (another's pocket, purse, etc.) verb intransitive 14. to eat sparingly or fussily 15. to thieve or pilfer 16. to use a pick 17. to gather growing berries, flowers, etc. 18. to be picked grapes pick easily 19. to select or choose, esp. in a careful or fussy manner 20. US to play the guitar, banjo, etc. noun 21. the act of picking; stroke or blow with something pointed 22. a. the act or right of choosing b. the person or thing chosen; choice 23. the best or most desirable one or ones 24. the amount of a crop picked at one time 25. US, Basketball screen (sense 9) Idioms: pick and choose pick apart pick at pick off pick on pick one's way pick out pick over pick up pick up on Word origin ME picken, akin to MDu picken, pecken, ON pikka; prob. infl. by OFr piquer, to pierce < pic, pike2 pick in American English 2 (pɪk) noun 1. a heavy tool used as in breaking up soil or rock: the metal head is long, narrow,and slightly curved, and pointed at one or both ends, with a wooden handle fitted into its center 2. any of several pointed tools or instruments for picking usually in combination toothpick 3. plectrum 4. a. a slender, plastic pin used to hold hair rollers in place b. US a comb with widely spaced teeth, used for fine, curly hair Word origin ME pike < OE pic, pike4 pick in American English 3 (pɪk) verb transitive 1. Weaving to throw (a shuttle) noun 2. one passage or throw of the shuttle of a loom 3. one of the weft threads, or filling yarns Word origin ME pykken, var. of picchen, to UNRESOLVED CROSS REF pick in Retail (pɪk) Word forms: (present) picks, (past) picked, (perfect) picked, (progressive) picking verb (Retail: Merchandising) To pick an item in a store or warehouse is to select it. COLLOCATIONS: ~ goods~ an item~ products He employs students to pick and pack the individual boxes of vegetables he sends out every week to his regularcustomers. In the state-of-the-art warehouse, the automated grab picks the products to assemble each individual order. To pick an item in a store or warehouse is to select it. More idioms containing pick pick holes in something pick someone's brains have a bone to pick with someone pick up the baton pick nits pick up the pieces pick up steam pick up the tab pick up your marbles and go home Examples of 'pick' in a sentence pick These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content.Read more… Phone apps are helping people pick short stays. The Sun (2016) They also need to be more attacking to pick up the points they will need. The Sun (2016) This is the wrong fight to pick. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He also picked his nose and held up a handbag left on stage. The Sun (2016) Must have come close to being picked in the first place then? Times, Sunday Times (2016) For once, a royal appears to have picked a proper person. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She's also in the enviable position of being able to pick and choose her projects. The Sun (2016) Here's my pick of the crop. The Sun (2016) Maybe we just don't have enough fruit to pick. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Top pick Art What would happen if your friend spent a fortune on a white painting with white lines? Times, Sunday Times (2017) We have got to make it a great atmosphere and try to pick up three points. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Why would we want to pick a fight with them? Times, Sunday Times (2012) Let them lift their heads and pick passes in the final third and they can hurt you. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He claims that it is picking on smaller groups and favouring larger companies that are its members. Times, Sunday Times (2008) All they have to do is pick up the phone and make the call. The Sun (2011) You pick a lock for two main reasons. The Sun (2009) Look for this symbol throughout the mag for my top picks. The Sun (2014) We had to ask people to pick them up after the morning services. Christianity Today (2000) They will want the most radical options so they can pick and choose. Times, Sunday Times (2010) These sugars can be picked up long before tumours are big enough to cause any symptoms. The Sun (2008) Why do you always pick the wrong ones? Times, Sunday Times (2009) You also pick up a lot of practical skills. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Visitors can also pick their own fruit. Times, Sunday Times (2006) You do not have to keep plants until the very last of the crops is picked. Kitto, Dick Planning the Organic Vegetable Garden (1986) We got dressed quietly and picked our way carefully through the forest. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The first is easily the pick of the bunch. Times, Sunday Times (2006) In his hand is an ice pick. The Sun (2012) They picked up maximum points in his final six matches and were heading for automatic promotion. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Why do teams fighting relegation pick an inexperienced manager when there are experienced alternatives? Times, Sunday Times (2008) Have confidence in picking the same group of players. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You will have first pick of properties and can grab the best locations and selection of price ranges. Times, Sunday Times (2010) His wife picks up the phone. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We don't want a system where head teachers pick and choose favourites for pay rises. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Word lists with pick tool In other languages pick British English: pick /pɪk/ NOUN The best things or people in a particular group are the pick of that group. This shop carries the pick of the best designer labels. American English: pick Arabic: إِنْتِقَاء Brazilian Portuguese: melhor Chinese: 精华 Croatian: izbor Czech: výběr toho nejlepšího Danish: bedste udvalg Dutch: het beste European Spanish: escogido herramienta Finnish: hakku French: choix German: Spitzhacke Greek: επιλογή Italian: scelta Japanese: 選択 Korean: 최상의 것 Norwegian: valg Polish: kilof European Portuguese: escolha Romanian: selecție Russian: лучший представитель Latin American Spanish: lo mejor the best of Swedish: val Thai: ส่วนที่ดีที่สุด Turkish: kazma Ukrainian: найкраща частина Vietnamese: tinh hoa British English: pick /pɪk/ VERB choose If you pick someone, you choose them. American English: pick Arabic: يَنْتَقي Brazilian Portuguese: escolher Chinese: 挑选 Croatian: odabrati Czech: vybrat Danish: vælge Dutch: kiezen European Spanish: escoger Finnish: valita French: choisir German: auswählen Greek: διαλέγω Italian: cogliere Japanese: 選ぶ Korean: ...을 선택하다 Norwegian: velge Polish: wybrać European Portuguese: escolher Romanian: a alege Russian: выбирать Latin American Spanish: escoger Swedish: plocka Thai: เลือก Turkish: toplamak çiçek vb Ukrainian: обирати Vietnamese: chọn British English: pick /pɪk/ VERB pluck When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you take them from a plant or tree. I've picked some flowers from the garden. American English: pick Arabic: يَقْطِفُ Brazilian Portuguese: colher Chinese: 采摘 Croatian: brati Czech: trhatkvěty, ovoce Danish: plukke Dutch: plukken European Spanish: recoger Finnish: poimia French: cueillir German: pflücken Greek: κόβω Italian: raccogliere Japanese: ･･･を摘む Korean: 따다 Norwegian: plukke Polish: zebrać European Portuguese: colher Romanian: a culege Russian: срывать Latin American Spanish: recoger Swedish: plocka Thai: เก็บดอกไม้ Turkish: toplamak Ukrainian: збирати Vietnamese: hái Translate your text for free All related terms of 'pick' pick at If you pick at the food that you are eating, you eat only very small amounts of it. pick on If someone picks on you, they repeatedly criticize you unfairly or treat you unkindly. pick-up When you pick something up , you lift it up. hand-pick If someone is hand-picked , they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job. ice pick An ice pick is a small pointed tool that you use for breaking ice. nit-pick to raise petty objections or concern oneself with insignificant details pick nits to point out small problems or faults with something, often ones which seem relatively unimportant pick off If someone picks off people or aircraft, they shoot them down one by one, aiming carefully at them from a distance . pick out If you pick out someone or something, you recognize them when it is difficult to see them, for example because they are among a large group. pick over If you pick over a quantity of things, you examine them carefully, for example to reject the ones you do not want . cherry-pick If someone cherry-picks people or things, they choose the best ones from a group of them, often in a way that other people consider unfair . pick apart to separate or tear into many parts pick flowers A flower is the part of a plant which is often brightly coloured , grows at the end of a stem, and only survives for a short time. pick-me-up A pick-me-up is something that you have or do when you are tired or depressed in order to make you feel better . pick up on to become aware of, understand , appreciate , etc. captain's pick the selection by a team's captain of a player for that team, often a player who has not met criteria for automatic selection pick and mix a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose , paid for by weight pick 'n' mix Pick 'n' mix is used to describe a way of getting a collection of things together by choosing a number of different ones. pick-up arm the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier pick holes in to pick out errors or flaws in pick one's way If you pick your way across an area, you walk across it very carefully in order to avoid obstacles or dangerous things. Pick's disease a condition characterized by progressive deterioration of the brain with atrophy of the cerebral cortex , esp. the frontal lobes , and evidenced in loss of memory and emotional instability pick-up joint a place where people go with the intention of meeting someone to start a sexual relationship with pick-up point the prearranged place where you go to collect people or things pick up steam If a belief , a plan , or a project picks up steam , it starts to develop and become more important. pick-up truck → another name for pick-up (sense 4 ) tone arm the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier crystal pick-up a record-player pick-up in which the current is generated by the deformation of a piezoelectric crystal caused by the movements of the stylus have one's pick If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want . magnetic pick-up a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil , causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current pick and choose to select fastidiously, fussily, etc pick up stompies to come late to a conversation and so misunderstand what is being discussed pick up the tab If you pick up the tab , you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something. take one's pick If you are told to take your pick , you can choose any one that you like from a group of things. Niemann-Pick disease a rare, hereditary lipid-storage disease, occurring primarily among Ashkenazic Jews, in which abnormal lipid metabolism results in enlargement of the liver, spleen , and lymph nodes , and in progressive mental and physical deterioration pick someone's brain to obtain information or ideas from someone pick someone's brains to ask someone for advice or information, because they know more about a subject than you do pick the eyes out to select the best parts or pieces (of) pick up the baton to take over responsibility for something pick up the pieces to do what you can to get a situation back to normal again after something bad has happened to pick and choose If you pick and choose , you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others. have a bone to pick to have grounds for a quarrel pick holes in something to find weak points in something such as an argument or theory which show that it is wrong to pick someone's brains If you pick someone's brains , you ask them to help you with a problem because they know more about the subject than you. to pick someone's pocket If someone picks your pocket , they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing . pick/take up the gauntlet If you pick up the gauntlet or take up the gauntlet , you accept the challenge that someone has made. pick up the threads of sth If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption . If you pick up the threads of your life , you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck . to pick holes in something If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid . pick holes to pick holes in something If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid . have a bone to pick with someone to be annoyed with someone about something, and want to talk to them about it Chinese translation of 'pick' pick (pɪk) n (c) (also pickaxe) 镐(鎬) (gǎo) (把, bǎ) the pick of ... 的精华(華) ( ... de jīnghuá) vt (= choose) 选(選)择(擇) (xuǎnzé) (= gather) [fruit, flowers] 采(採)摘 (cǎizhāi) (= remove, take) to pick sth off/out of/from sth 把某物从(從)某物中摘下/挑出/拣(揀)出 (bǎ mǒuwù cóng mǒuwù zhōng zhāixià/tiāochū/jiǎnchū) [lock] 拨(撥)开(開) (bōkāi) [scab, spot] 除掉 (chúdiào) take your pick 随(隨)意挑选(選) (suíyì tiāoxuǎn) to pick one's nose 挖鼻孔 (wā bíkǒng) to pick one's teeth 剔牙 (tīyá) to pick sb's brains (inf) 向某人请(請)教 (xiàng mǒurén qǐngjiào) to pick sb's pocket 扒窃(竊)某人的口袋 (páqiè mǒurén de kǒudài) to pick a fight/argument (with sb) (向某人)挑起争(爭)斗(鬥)/争(爭)论(論) ((xiàng mǒurén) tiǎoqǐ zhēngdòu/zhēnglùn) to pick one's way across/through sth 谨(謹)慎地通过(過)某物 (jǐnshèn de tōngguò mǒuwù) All related terms of 'pick' pick at ( food ) 一点(點)点(點)地吃 yīdiǎndiǎn de chī pick on 找 ... 的碴 zhǎo ... de chá pick up ( improve : health ) 恢复(復) huīfù (: economy, business etc ) 好转(轉) hǎozhuǎn pick-up pick-up truck 轻(輕)型小货(貨)车(車) qīngxíng xiǎohuòchē [ 辆(輛) liàng ] pick off ( shoot : people, aircraft ) 瞄准(準)射击(擊) miáozhǔn shèjī pick out ( make out : person, thing ) 分辨出 fēnbiàn chū the pick of ... 的精华(華) ... de jīnghuá take your pick 随(隨)意挑选(選) suíyì tiāoxuǎn to pick o.s. up ( after falling ) 自己站起来(來) zìjǐ zhàn qǐlái to pick up speed 加速 jiāsù to pick one's nose 挖鼻孔 wā bíkǒng to pick one's teeth 剔牙 tīyá to pick sb's brains ( inf ) 向某人请(請)教 xiàng mǒurén qǐngjiào to pick sb's pocket 扒窃(竊)某人的口袋 páqiè mǒurén de kǒudài to pick up the tab ( inf ) 付账(賬) fùzhàng to pick up the pieces 重新振作起来(來) chóngxīn zhènzuò qǐlái to pick up where one left off 从(從)停下来(來)的地方继(繼)续(續) cóng tíng xiàlái de dìfang jìxù I've got a bone to pick with you 我对(對)你有怨言 wǒ duì nǐ yǒu yuànyán to pick sth off/out of/from sth 把某物从(從)某物中摘下/挑出/拣(揀)出 bǎ mǒuwù cóng mǒuwù zhōng zhāixià/tiāochū/jiǎnchū to pick one's way across/through sth 谨(謹)慎地通过(過)某物 jǐnshèn de tōngguò mǒuwù to pick holes (in sth) ( inf : fig ) 找某物(中)的漏洞 zhǎo mǒuwù (zhōng) de lòudòng to pick a fight/argument (with sb) (向某人)挑起争(爭)斗(鬥)/争(爭)论(論) (xiàng mǒurén) tiǎoqǐ zhēngdòu/zhēnglùn 1 (verb) in the sense of select Definition to choose or select He had picked ten people to interview for the jobs. Synonyms select They selected only bright pupils. choose I chose him to accompany me on my trip. identify Police have already identified around ten suspects. elect The people have voted to elect a new president. nominate It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them. sort out specify opt for single out mark out plump for hand-pick decide upon cherry-pick fix upon settle on or upon sift out flag up Opposites decline , reject, dismiss , turn down , discard , spurn , cast aside 2 (verb) in the sense of gather Definition to gather (fruit, berries, or crops) from (a tree, bush, or field) He helped his mother pick fruit. Synonyms gather The people lived by fishing, gathering nuts and fruits, and hunting. cut pull Wes was in the yard pulling weeds when we drove up. collect They collected donations for a fund to help the earthquake victims. take in harvest Many farmers are refusing to harvest the sugar cane. pluck I plucked a lemon from the tree. garner His priceless collection of Chinese art was garnered over three decades. cull All this information had been culled from radio reports. 3 (verb) in the sense of provoke Definition to provoke (an argument or fight) deliberately He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail. Synonyms provoke His comments have provoked a shocked reaction. start Who started the fight? cause I don't want to cause any trouble. stir up incite He incited his fellow citizens to take revenge. instigate The violence was instigated by ex-members of the secret police. foment They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence. 4 (verb) in the sense of open Definition to open (a lock) with an instrument other than a key He picked the lock, and rifled through the papers in each drawer. Synonyms open The ground opened beneath his feet. force The police forced the door of the flat and arrested him. crack (informal) break into break open prise open jemmy (informal) 1 (noun) in the sense of choice Definition choice We had the pick of winter coats from the shop. Synonyms choice His choice of words made Rajiv angry. decision choosing option He was jailed for thirty days without the option of a fine. selection Make your selection from the list. preference He enjoys all styles of music, but his preference is opera. 2 (noun) in the sense of best Definition the best These boys are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country. Synonyms best prime finest tops (slang) choicest flower the flower of the artistic set. prize elect pride This glittering dress is the pride of her collection. elite a government comprised mainly of the elite cream The event was attended by the cream of Hollywood society. jewel in the crown the crème de la crème Phrasal verbs See pick at something idioms See pick holes in something or someone See pick on someone See pick someone up See pick something or someone off See pick something or someone out See pick something over or pick over something See pick something up See pick something or someone up See pick up See pick your way Additional synonyms in the sense of cause Definition to be the cause of I don't want to cause any trouble. Synonyms produce, begin, create, effect, lead to, occasion (formal), result in, generate, provoke, compel, motivate, induce, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, engender in the sense of choose Definition to select (a person, thing, or course of action) from a number of alternatives I chose him to accompany me on my trip. Synonyms pick, take, prefer, select, elect, adopt, opt for, designate, single out, espouse, settle on, fix on, cherry-pick, settle upon, predestine in the sense of collect Definition to receive payments of (taxes, dues, or contributions) They collected donations for a fund to help the earthquake victims. Synonyms raise, secure, gather, obtain, acquire, muster, solicit Synonyms of 'pick' pick Explore 'pick' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of cream Definition the best part of something The event was attended by the cream of Hollywood society. Synonyms best, elite, prime, pick, flower, the crème de la crème in the sense of cull Definition to choose or gather All this information had been culled from radio reports. Synonyms select, collect, gather, amass, choose, pick, pick up, pluck, glean, cherry-pick in the sense of elect Definition to choose (someone) to fill a position by voting for him or her The people have voted to elect a new president. Synonyms vote for, choose, pick, determine, select, appoint, opt for, designate, pick out, settle on, decide upon in the sense of elite Definition the most powerful, rich, or gifted members of a group or community a government comprised mainly of the elite Synonyms aristocracy, best, pick, elect, cream, upper class, nobility, gentry, high society, the crème de la crème, flower, nonpareil in the sense of flower Definition the best or finest part the flower of the artistic set. Synonyms elite, best, prime, finest, pick, choice, cream, height, the crème de la crème, choicest part in the sense of foment Definition to encourage or stir up (trouble) They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence. Synonyms stir up, raise, encourage, promote, excite, spur, foster, stimulate, provoke, brew, arouse, rouse, agitate, quicken, incite, instigate, whip up, goad, abet, sow the seeds of, fan the flames in the sense of force Definition to break down or open (a lock, door, etc.) The police forced the door of the flat and arrested him. Synonyms break open, blast, wrench, prise, open, wrest, use violence on in the sense of garner Definition to collect or gather His priceless collection of Chinese art was garnered over three decades. Synonyms collect, assemble, gather, accumulate, save, husband, store, reserve, treasure, amass, stockpile, hoard, put by, stow away, lay in or up in the sense of harvest Definition to gather (a ripened crop) Many farmers are refusing to harvest the sugar cane. Synonyms gather, pick, collect, bring in, pluck, reap in the sense of identify Definition to prove or recognize as being a certain person or thing Police have already identified around ten suspects. Synonyms establish, spot, confirm, finger (informal, US), demonstrate, pick out, single out, certify, verify, validate, mark out, substantiate, corroborate, flag up Additional synonyms in the sense of incite Definition to stir up or provoke to action He incited his fellow citizens to take revenge. Synonyms provoke, encourage, drive, excite, prompt, urge, spur, stimulate, set on, animate, rouse, prod, stir up, inflame, instigate, whip up, egg on, goad, impel, foment, put up to, agitate for or against in the sense of instigate Definition to cause to happen The violence was instigated by ex-members of the secret police. Synonyms provoke, start, encourage, move, influence, prompt, trigger, spur, stimulate, set off, initiate, bring about, rouse, prod, stir up, get going, incite, kick-start, whip up, impel, kindle, foment, actuate in the sense of nominate Definition to appoint (someone) to an office or position It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them. Synonyms appoint, name, choose, commission, select, elect, assign, designate, empower in the sense of option Definition the power or liberty to choose He was jailed for thirty days without the option of a fine. Synonyms choice, alternative, selection, preference, freedom of choice, power to choose, election in the sense of pluck Definition to pull out the feathers of (a bird for cooking) I plucked a lemon from the tree. Synonyms pull out or off, pick, draw, collect, gather, harvest in the sense of preference Definition a person or thing preferred He enjoys all styles of music, but his preference is opera. Synonyms first choice, choice, favourite, election, pick, option, selection, top of the list, fave (informal) in the sense of pride Definition one of the better or most admirable parts of something This glittering dress is the pride of her collection. Synonyms elite, pick, best, choice, flower, prize, cream, glory, boast, treasure, jewel, gem, pride and joy in the sense of pull Definition to remove or extract Wes was in the yard pulling weeds when we drove up. Synonyms extract, pick, remove, gather, take out, weed, pluck, cull, uproot, draw out in the sense of selection Definition a selecting or being selected Make your selection from the list. Synonyms choice, choosing, pick, option, preference in the sense of start Definition to set or be set in motion Who started the fight? Synonyms set in motion, initiate, instigate, open, trigger, kick off (informal), originate, get going, engender, kick-start, get (something) off the ground (informal), enter upon, get or set or start the ball rolling All related terms of 'pick' pick up improve, recover, rally, get better, bounce back pick-me-up tonic, drink, pick-up, bracer, refreshment pick your way tread carefully, work through, move cautiously, walk tentatively, find or make your way pick at something nibble (at), peck at, have no appetite for, play or toy with, push round the plate pick on someone torment, bully, bait, tease, get at pick someone up arrest, nick, bust, do, lift pick something up learn, master, acquire, get the hang of, become proficient in pick holes in something criticize, knock, rubbish, put down, run down pick something or someone off shoot, hit, kill, wound, take out pick something or someone out identify, notice, recognize, distinguish, perceive pick something or someone up lift, raise, gather, take up, grasp pick holes in something or someone find fault, carp, criticize, get at, nag pick something over or pick over something inspect, examine, go through, look over, sift through
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