Quick definitions from WordNet (pick)
▸ noun: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body ("He was called for setting an illegal pick")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a thin sharp implement used for picking ("He used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks")
▸ noun: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
▸ noun: the person or thing chosen or selected ("He was my pick for mayor")
▸ noun: the best people or things in a group
▸ noun: the quantity of a crop that is harvested ("He sent the first picking of berries to the market")
▸ noun: the act of choosing or selecting ("You can take your pick")
▸ noun: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
▸ verb: pilfer or rob ("Pick pockets")
▸ verb: select carefully from a group ("She finally picked her successor")
▸ verb: look for and gather ("Pick mushrooms")
▸ verb: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example ("Pick open the ice")
▸ verb: provoke ("Pick a fight or a quarrel")
▸ verb: remove in small bits ("Pick meat from a bone")
▸ verb: pay for something ("Pick up the tab")
▸ verb: eat intermittently; take small bites of
▸ verb: hit lightly with a picking motion
▸ verb: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
▸ verb: harass with constant criticism ("Don't always pick on your little brother")
▸ verb: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12751)
▸ Also see pick
▸ noun: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body ("He was called for setting an illegal pick")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: a thin sharp implement used for picking ("He used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks")
▸ noun: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
▸ noun: the person or thing chosen or selected ("He was my pick for mayor")
▸ noun: the best people or things in a group
▸ noun: the quantity of a crop that is harvested ("He sent the first picking of berries to the market")
▸ noun: the act of choosing or selecting ("You can take your pick")
▸ noun: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
▸ verb: pilfer or rob ("Pick pockets")
▸ verb: select carefully from a group ("She finally picked her successor")
▸ verb: look for and gather ("Pick mushrooms")
▸ verb: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example ("Pick open the ice")
▸ verb: provoke ("Pick a fight or a quarrel")
▸ verb: remove in small bits ("Pick meat from a bone")
▸ verb: pay for something ("Pick up the tab")
▸ verb: eat intermittently; take small bites of
▸ verb: hit lightly with a picking motion
▸ verb: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
▸ verb: harass with constant criticism ("Don't always pick on your little brother")
▸ verb: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12751)
▸ Also see pick