English to English
noun
- the person or thing chosen or selected
He was my pick for mayor.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the best people or things in a group
The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
source: WordNet 3.0
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
source: WordNet 3.0
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
He used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
He was called for setting an illegal pick.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of choosing or selecting
Your choice of colors was unfortunate.
You can take your pick.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- select carefully from a group
She finally picked her successor.
He picked his way carefully.
source: WordNet 3.0
- look for and gather
Pick mushrooms.
Pick flowers.
source: WordNet 3.0
- harass with constant criticism
Don't always pick on your little brother.
source: WordNet 3.0
- provoke
Pick a fight or a quarrel.
source: WordNet 3.0
- remove in small bits
Pick meat from a bone.
source: WordNet 3.0
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Clean the turkey.
source: WordNet 3.0
- pilfer or rob
Pick pockets.
source: WordNet 3.0
- pay for something
Pick up the tab.
Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages.
Foot the bill.
source: WordNet 3.0
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
He plucked the strings of his mandolin.
source: WordNet 3.0
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
Pick open the ice.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hit lightly with a picking motion
source: WordNet 3.0
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
He pieced at the sandwich all morning.
She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To throw; to pitch.
source: Webster 1913
- To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [pic] Tukâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [pic] Tumukâ; pumulot; dumampot
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
