pick

pick (http://definr.com/pick)

     n 1: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for
          mayor" [syn: choice, selection]
     2: the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first
        picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest
        peach pick in years" [syn: picking]
     3: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of
        England's young men were killed in the Great War" [syn: cream]
     4: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn: woof,
         weft, filling]
     5: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to
        pluck a stringed instrument [syn: plectrum, plectron]
     6: a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to
        clean dirt out of the cracks"
     7: a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head
        that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges
        to break the rocks" [syn: pickax, pickaxe]
     8: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's
        body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
     9: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was
        unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection,
         option]
     v 1: select carefully from a group: "She finally picked her
          successor"; "He picked his way carefully"; "We had to
          pick through a lot of data"
     2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
        pluck, cull]
     3: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your
        little brother" [syn: blame, find fault]
     4: provoke: "pick a fight or a quarrel"
     5: remove in small bits: "pick meat from a bone"
     6: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits,
        as of chickens or fruit; "Clean the turkey" [syn: clean]
     7: pilfer or rob: "pick pockets"
     8: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of
        high-interest mortgages" [syn: foot]
     9: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of
        guitar strings; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
        [syn: pluck, plunk]
     10: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground,
         for example; "Pick open the ice" [syn: break up]
     11: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: peck, beak]
     12: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
         sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
         just picks at the food" [syn: nibble, piece]