to choose or select (somebody or something)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to pick the one I never tried before — Mae West
to remove (a flower or fruit) by plucking it from the plant or tree
to remove the flowers or fruit from (a plant or tree)
to remove (something) bit by bit or one at a time
A dog was picking the meat from a bone
She stopped to pick hairs off his jacket
to remove unwanted matter from (the nose or teeth) with a finger or pointed instrument
to eat (food) in small amounts fussily or with little appetite
to pierce or penetrate (something) with a pointed instrument
to loosen (something) or pull it apart with a sharp point
to make (a hole) by digging at a surface
to steal from (somebody's pocket)
to provoke (a quarrel or fight)
to pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo) with a plectrum or the fingers
to unlock (a lock) with a device other than the key, e.g. a piece of wire
to make (one's way) carefully on foot
(+ at) to pull at something repeatedly with the fingers
(+ at) to eat food sparingly and with little appetite
(+ at) to find fault with somebody or something, esp in a petty way
to sort (a number of items)
to choose the best of something
to find faults or inadequacies in (something)
to single (somebody) out for unpleasant or unfair treatment
to obtain ideas or information from somebody who is well informed
to subject (somebody or something) to harsh criticism