the act of gathering fruit or vegetables from the plant
The grape picking starts tomorrow.
Premature picking and over-refrigeration are not the only devices supermarkets employto create the impression of true freshness, while simultaneously stretching shelflife to its limits.
But persistent picking of flowers exhausts the plant and prevents the setting ofseeds.
3.
the act of undoing a lock using something other than a key
picking in American English
(ˈpɪkɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of a person who picks
2. [usually pl.]
something that is or may be picked, or the amount of this
, ; specif.,
a.
small scraps or remains that may be gleaned
b.
something got by effort, often in a dishonest way; returns or spoils
Examples of 'picking' in a sentence
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Nobody else in this building is to know about it,' he said, picking up the file.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
The mare was restless, no doubt picking up his apprehension.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
Just the thought of picking the lock had my hands sweating inside the thin gloves.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
We sat on barstools at the granite counter, both of us picking at a tuna casserole one of her friends had brought over.
James Grippando A KING'S RANSOM (2002)
All related terms of 'picking'
pick
If you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one.
hop-picking
the activity of picking hops
nit-picking
a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault
cotton-picking
(intensifier qualifying something undesirable )
picking ticket
A picking ticket is a list used for gathering items to be shipped from a store or warehouse .
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.
nit-pick
to raise petty objections or concern oneself with insignificant details
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.
handpick
to pick (fruit or vegetables ) by hand
hand-pick
If someone is hand-picked , they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job.
pick over
If you pick over a quantity of things, you examine them carefully, for example to reject the ones you do not want .
ripe for picking/plucking
If something is ripe for picking or ripe for plucking , it will be very easy to obtain.
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-up arm
the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier
tone arm
the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier
corn-picker
a machine for removing ears of maize from the standing stalks , often also equipped to separate the corn from the husk and shell