pick
/pɪk/
noun
- A tool used for breaking up hard ground or rock, with a pointed head and a long handle.
- The miner swung his pick against the rock wall.
- He carried a pick and shovel to the construction site.
- They used a pick to break the frozen soil.
- A small, thin piece of plastic or metal used to pluck the strings of a guitar or similar instrument.
- She dropped her guitar pick and had to find it on the floor.
- He prefers a thick pick for playing heavy metal.
- The musician kept a spare pick in his pocket.
- The act of choosing or the thing that is chosen.
- The pick of the crop went to the market first.
- She was my first pick for the team.
- You can have your pick of any book on the shelf.
verb
- To choose or select from a group.
- She picked the blue dress for the party.
- We need to pick a date for the meeting.
- Please pick a card from the deck.
- To remove something from a surface or container, often with your fingers or a tool.
- The farmer picked apples from the tree.
- She picked the seeds out of the watermelon.
- He picked a piece of lint off his shirt.
- To play a stringed instrument by plucking the strings.
- He learned to pick a guitar by watching online videos.
- The musician picked the strings with great skill.
- She picked the banjo softly during the campfire song.
- To open a lock without a key, using a tool or wire.
- He used a paperclip to pick the padlock.
- The thief tried to pick the lock on the back door.
- She learned how to pick locks as part of her security training.
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