pick - Meaning in Tamil

pick - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of pick in English

pick noun

1. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

   Example

   • "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
2. a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

   Example

   • "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
3. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

   Example

   • "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
4. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
5. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
6. the person or thing chosen or selected

   Example

   • "he was my pick for mayor"
7. the best people or things in a group

   Example

   • "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
8. the quantity of a crop that is harvested

   Examples

   • "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
   • "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
9. the act of choosing or selecting

   Examples

   • "you can take your pick"
   • "your choice of colors was unfortunate"

pick verb

1. pilfer or rob

   Example

   • "pick pockets"
2. pay for something

   Examples

   • "foot the bill"
   • "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"
   • "pick up the tab"
3. provoke

   Example

   • "pick a fight or a quarrel"
4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

   Example

   • "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
5. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

   Example

   • "Pick open the ice"
6. look for and gather

   Examples

   • "pick flowers"
   • "pick mushrooms"
7. hit lightly with a picking motion
8. eat intermittently; take small bites of

   Examples

   • "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"
   • "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
9. harass with constant criticism

   Example

   • "Don't always pick on your little brother"
10. select carefully from a group

    Examples

    • "He picked his way carefully"
    • "She finally picked her successor"
11. remove in small bits

    Example

    • "pick meat from a bone"
12. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

    Example

    • "Clean the turkey"

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