English
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Etymology
(v.) OE. pician and Old Norse pikka "to prick, to peck", from Proto-Indo-European *pik-/*pek-<br />
(n.) variant of pike

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-pick.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪk|-ɪk

Noun
en-noun

1. A tool used for digging.
2. A comb with long teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
3. A choice.
4. basketball A screen
5. lacrosse An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
6. fb An interception.
7. baseball A good defensive play by an infielder
8. baseball Short for pick-off
9. music a tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar

Derived terms
take one's pick

Translations
trans-top|tool used for digging
CJKV Characters: �, �
Czech: krumpá� m
trans-mid
Swedish: hacka c
trans-bot

Verb
en-verb

1. To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.

#: Don't pick at that scab.

1. To remove a fruit or plant for consumption.

#: It's time to pick the tomatoes.

1. Decide between options.

#: I'll pick the one with the nicest name.

1. cricket to recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released

#: He didn't pick the googly, and was bowled.

Derived terms
a bone to pick
picky
pickpocket
nitpick
pick and choose
pick 'em
pick one's nose
pick somebody's brain
ripe for the picking

Translations
rfc-trans
Finnish: poimia
French: cueillir, prélever
Norwegian: pilke (1), plukke (1,2), velge (3)
Slovene: pobrati, dvigniti, kopati
Spanish: coger

See also
mattock

Homophones
pic

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