pick - Meaning in Kannada

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pick - Meaning in Kannada

pick Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of pick in English

pick noun

1. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

   Example

   • "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
2. a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

   Synonyms

   pickax, pickaxe

   ಪಿಕಾಸಿ, ...Subscribe

   Example

   • "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
3. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

   Example

   • "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
4. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

   Synonyms

   plectron, plectrum

5. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

   Synonyms

   filling, weft, woof

6. the person or thing chosen or selected

   Synonyms

   choice, selection

   Example

   • "he was my pick for mayor"
7. the best people or things in a group

   Synonyms

   cream

   Example

   • "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
8. the quantity of a crop that is harvested

   Synonyms

   picking

   Examples

   • "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
   • "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
9. the act of choosing or selecting

   Synonyms

   choice, option, selection

   Examples

   • "you can take your pick"
   • "your choice of colors was unfortunate"

pick verb

1. pilfer or rob

   Example

   • "pick pockets"
2. pay for something

   Synonyms

   foot, foot

   Examples

   • "foot the bill"
   • "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"
   • "pick up the tab"
3. provoke

   Example

   • "pick a fight or a quarrel"
4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

   Synonyms

   pluck, plunk

   Example

   • "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
5. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

   Synonyms

   break up

   Example

   • "Pick open the ice"
6. look for and gather

   Synonyms

   cull, cull, pluck

   Examples

   • "pick flowers"
   • "pick mushrooms"
7. hit lightly with a picking motion

   Synonyms

   beak, peck, peck

8. eat intermittently; take small bites of

   Synonyms

   nibble, piece

   Examples

   • "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"
   • "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
9. harass with constant criticism

   Synonyms

   blame, find fault

   Example

   • "Don't always pick on your little brother"
10. select carefully from a group

    Examples

    • "He picked his way carefully"
    • "She finally picked her successor"
11. remove in small bits

    Example

    • "pick meat from a bone"
12. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

    Synonyms

    clean

    Example

    • "Clean the turkey"

Synonyms of pick

• choice, option, selection
• pickax, pickaxe
• plectron, plectrum
• filling, weft, woof
• choice, selection
• cream
• picking
• clean
• blame, find fault
• nibble, piece
• beak, peck
• cull, pluck
• break up
• pluck, plunk
• foot

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