pick
Choose from options
The verb pick in many ways combines the ideas of choosing and seizing.
Can you pick a winner?
If so, you know how to identify one.
If you pick a fight, you start it.
To pick someone’s brain is to solicit information from them with questions.
Someone or something randomly picked is randomly selected.
A pick is an instance or the result of picking, but is also the name of a variety of tools (ice pick, hair pick, guitar pick).
If you pick at something, you tinker with it to get a desirable result.
Act of selecting
- chooseSelect from alternatives
- optionAvailable course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- decisionSettled course of action
alternative · elect · select · cull · single out · favor · opt · designate
Force toward oneself
- tugShort forceful pull
- yankQuick, forceful pull
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- tweezeRemove with pincers
pinch · nip · pluck · remove · feather · eyebrow · splinter · thorn
String-plucking implement
- flatpickHandheld string striker
- fingerpickString-plucking finger attachment
- thumbpickDigit-worn string striker
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
banjo · mandolin · ukulele · strings · strumming · strum · acoustic · electric
Small edible fruit
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- appleCrisp tree fruit
- grapeVine-grown berry cluster
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
flower · orchard · vineyard · bushel · basket · ripe · gather · migrant
Two-bladed digging implement
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- minerOne who excavates ore
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
quarry · rock · stone · excavation · shaft · vein · gold · silver
Lock-opening implement
- lockpickingOpening locks without keys
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- pinPointed metal fastener
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
tension wrench · rake · bypass · keyhole · padlock · deadbolt · lock · break-in
Incite a response
confront · antagonize · bully · aggression · challenge · taunt · goad · trouble
choice
Act of selecting
- chooseSelect from alternatives
- optionAvailable course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
decision · alternative · elect · select · cull · single out · favor · opt · designate · nominate
pull
Force toward oneself
tweeze · pinch · nip · pluck · remove · feather · eyebrow · splinter · thorn · scab
plectrum
String-plucking implement
- flatpickHandheld string striker
- fingerpickString-plucking finger attachment
- thumbpickDigit-worn string striker
guitar · banjo · mandolin · ukulele · strings · strumming · strum · acoustic · electric · musician
berry
Small edible fruit
cotton · flower · orchard · vineyard · bushel · basket · ripe · gather · migrant · seasonal
mattock
Two-bladed digging implement
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- minerOne who excavates ore
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
coal · quarry · rock · stone · excavation · shaft · vein · gold · silver · dig
lockpick
Lock-opening implement
- lockpickingOpening locks without keys
- tumblerFlat-bottomed drinking vessel
- pinPointed metal fastener
cylinder · tension wrench · rake · bypass · keyhole · padlock · deadbolt · lock · break-in · burglar
provoke
Incite a response
argument · confront · antagonize · bully · aggression · challenge · taunt · goad · trouble · conflict
criticize
Judge unfavorably, vocally
pedantic · detail · trivial · complain · fussy · perfectionist · hairsplitting · cavil · petty · meticulous
wooden
Made from timber
interdental · food · stuck · dislodge · bamboo · cocktail · olive · appetizer · hors d'oeuvre · splinter