pick

  1. Noun.  A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
  2. Noun.  A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
  3. Noun.  A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
  4. Noun.  (US) A choice.
  5. Noun.  (basketball) A screen.
  6. Noun.  (lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
  7. Noun.  (American football) An interception.
  8. Noun.  (baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder.
  9. Noun.  (baseball) Short for pick-off.
  10. Noun.  (music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
  11. Verb.  To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
  12. Verb.  To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
  13. Verb.  To decide between options.
  14. Verb.  (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.
  15. Verb.  (music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

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