Look up: Pick

1. pick
   A single strand of WEFT or FILLING YARN carried across and interlaced through the strands of WARP YARN.
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2. pick
   [n] - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument 2. [n] - a thin sharp implement used for picking 3. [n] - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends 4. [n] - a basketball maneuver 5. [v] - pilfer or rob 6. [v] - provoke 7. [v] - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example 8. [v] - look for and gather 9. [v] - select carefully from a group 10. [v] - remove in small bits
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3. Pick
   Single length of weft in a piece of woven material. Used as a measure of the fineness of a material so, for instance, calico of 64 picks would contain 64 weft threads to the inch.
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4. Pick
   Usually a small piece of plastic, which is held usually within the thumb and index finger to strike a string or strings on the guitar to produce a sound.
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5. Pick
   The quality of paper as it relates to the tendency of fibers or particles to be pulled away from the sheet surface when removed from tacky surfaces such as printing plates.
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6. pick
   the number of crossovers of braiding units per inch of cable Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a single weft thread in a cloth as woven Category: Various industries and crafts • the adherence of a sheet of paper to the plate due to the tack of the ink Category: Various industries and crafts
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7. Pick
   Pick transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Picked ; present participle & verbal noun Picking .] [ Middle English picken , pikken , to prick, peck; akin to Icelandic pikka , Swedish picka , Danish pikke , Dutch pikken , German picken , French piquer , W. pigo . …
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8. Pick
   Pick intransitive verb 1. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. « Why stand'st thou picking ? Is thy palate sore?» Dryden. 2. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care. 3. To steal; to pilfer. "To keep my hands from picking and stealing." Book of Com. Prayer. …
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9. Pick
   Pick noun [ French pic a pickax, a pick. See Pick , and confer Pike .] 1. A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a tooth pick ; a pick lock. 2. (Mining & Mech.) A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, -- used by quarrymen, roadmaker …
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10. pick
    1. To throw; to pitch. "As high as I could pick my lance." (Shak) ... 2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin. ... 3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc. ... 4. To open (a lock) …
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11. pick
    pickax 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`
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12. pick
    plectron noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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13. pick
    verb look for and gather; `pick mushrooms`; `pick flowers`
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14. pick
    piece verb eat intermittently; take small bites of; `He pieced at the sandwich all morning`; `She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles`
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15. pick
    beak verb hit lightly with a picking motion
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16. Pick
    • (v. i.) To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. • (v.) To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket. • (v.) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum,...
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17. pick
    (from the article `hand tool`) ...deposit laid down as a floor under chalk beds. Excavation was probably by wooden shovel (a product of the polished ax and chisel) or possibly the ... ...them were open-faced, although in some cases tunnels were extended several hundred metres into cliffs to reach the best quality stone. For ... [2 re...
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18. pick
    (from the article `filling`) In pile-fabric constructions, such as velvet or velveteen, extra sets of warps are used to form the pile. A single filling yarn is known as a pick, ...
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19. pick
    
    1. the person or thing chosen or selected
    2. the quantity of a crop that is harvested
    3. the best people or things in a group
    4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
    5. a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    6. a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
    7. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an...
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