pick
[pɪk]
Definition:
1. Select carefully from a group.
2. The person or thing chosen or selected.
3. Look for and gather.
'pick' example sentence:
- The government will continue to pick up college fees for some students.
- Pick a number from one to twenty.
- He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail.
- As a vocational teacher I could pretty much pick and choose my work.
- The train began to pick up speed.
- The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads.
- Klein could have had his pick of the world's top models.
- Will you pick up all your toys?
- Can you pick up my suit from the cleaner's?
- I'll pick you up at five.
- He picked his words carefully.
- She died, and somehow I never picked up the pieces and started again.
- Do we try and prevent problems or do we try and pick up the pieces afterwards?.
- She stooped down to pick up the child.
- It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.
- Pick off all the dead leaves.
- Take your pick.
- We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors.
- Try this—it will pick you up.
- She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.
- These berries are the devil to pick because they're so small.
- She bent to pick a red rose.
- Here is an actress who could have her pick of any part.
- Take your pick from ten luxury hotels.
- He has been picked to play in this week's game.
- We had the pick of suits from the shop.
- Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?
- If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up.
- She picked the best cake for herself.
- He just picked himself up and went on running.
- She bent forward to pick up the newspaper.
- Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed.
- We can pick up Mexican television.
- Have I picked a bad time to talk to you?
- The trick is to pick the animal up by the back of its neck.
- I picked up a few good bargains in the sale.
- She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark.
- Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.
- He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it.
- We received several answers, and we picked one at random.
- We can pick up the motorway in a few miles.
- Can I just pick up that guy's point?
- She's sure to be picked for the team.
- He helps his mother pick fruit.
- Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear.
- You have to take any job you can get ─ you can't pick and choose.
- He picked the nuts off the top of the cake.
- She would cleverly pick up on what I said.
- I'll come by this evening and pick up the books.
- The taxi driver picked up a fare at the station.
- Did you pick up my suit from the cleaner's?
- The company will pick up the tab for your hotel room.
- The winner gets first pick of the prizes.
- She used to pick flowers in the Adirondacks.
- Someone's going to go flying if you don't pick up these toys.
- He goes to clubs to pick up girls.
- I moved away from the shack and picked my way among the rubble.
- He picked the telephone off the wall bracket.
- She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road.
- I stretched out a hand and picked up the book.
- Passengers may be set down and picked up only at the official stops.
- We're reviewing the pick of this month's new books.
- We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
- See if you can pick me out in this photo.
- He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate.
- I asked him when he'd be back to pick me up.
- Pick up one of our free information sheets at reception.
- He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody.
- People rushed to her rescue and picked her up.
- Industrial production is beginning to pick up.
- He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer.
- Bullies pick on younger children.
- Accountants can take their pick of company cars.
- She bent down to pick up her glove.
- The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.