pick definition

1. the quantity of a crop that is harvested
• examples: he sent the first picking of berries to the market
• examples: it was the biggest peach pick in years
2. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
3. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
• examples: he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks
4. a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
• examples: they used picks and sledges to break the rocks
5. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
• examples: he was called for setting an illegal pick
6. select carefully from a group
• examples: She finally picked her successor
• examples: He picked his way carefully
7. look for and gather
• examples: pick mushrooms
• examples: pick flowers
8. provoke
• examples: pick a fight or a quarrel
9. remove in small bits
• examples: pick meat from a bone
10. pilfer or rob
• examples: pick pockets
11. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
• examples: Pick open the ice