American English pronunciation
How to pronounce picked
IPA transcription: ['pɪkt]
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Verb
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select carefully from a group
“She finally picked her successor”
“He picked his way carefully”
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harass with constant criticism
“Don't always pick on your little brother”
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look for and gather
“pick mushrooms”
“pick flowers”
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remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
“Clean the turkey”
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hit lightly with a picking motion
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provoke
“pick a fight or a quarrel”
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remove in small bits
“pick meat from a bone”
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pay for something
“pick up the tab”
“pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages”
“foot the bill”
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pilfer or rob
“pick pockets”
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
“he plucked the strings of his mandolin”
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attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
“Pick open the ice”
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eat intermittently; take small bites of
“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”
“She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles”
Usage examples
- He picked up the two stones and put them back in his pouch.
- It screened at various festivals, although it has not been picked up for distribution.
- The boy picked up his pouch and put it with his other things.
- He reached over and picked up a shell from the ground.
- He picked up skateboarding at an early age because his friends skated.
- Then he dropped his spade, picked up his jacket, and came out into the road.
- He reached over and picked up a shell from the ground.
- Austin picked the name with an "I" spelling rather than gypsy.
- Oddly, he picked that season to enlist in the Navy.
- Santini resigned as coach and Raymond Domenech was picked as his replacement.