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pick pickspickingpickedtops

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verbIf you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one.Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six sales jobs in London.I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you break them off the plant or tree and collect them.She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road.He helps his mother pick fruit.If you pick something from a place, you remove it from there with your fingers or your hand.He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate.He picked the telephone off the wall bracket.If you pick your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth.Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear.He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it.If you pick a fight or quarrel with someone, you deliberately cause one.He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail.He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody.If someone such as a thief picks a lock, they open it without a key, for example by using a piece of wire .He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer.nounYou can refer to the best things or people in a particular group as the pick of that group.The boys here are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country.We had the pick of suits from the shop.A pick is the same as a pickaxe . A2

word	pick
definition	verb If you pick a particular person or thing, you choose that one. Mr Nowell had picked ten people to interview for six sales jobs in London. I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate. When you pick flowers, fruit, or leaves, you break them off the plant or tree and collect them. She used to pick flowers in the Cromwell Road. He helps his mother pick fruit. If you pick something from a place, you remove it from there with your fingers or your hand. He picked the napkin from his lap and placed it alongside his plate. He picked the telephone off the wall bracket. If you pick your nose or teeth, you remove substances from inside your nose or between your teeth. Edgar, don't pick your nose, dear. He had just had a meal and was picking his teeth after it. If you pick a fight or quarrel with someone, you deliberately cause one. He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail. He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody. If someone such as a thief picks a lock, they open it without a key, for example by using a piece of wire . He picked each lock deftly, and rifled the papers within each drawer. noun You can refer to the best things or people in a particular group as the pick of that group. The boys here are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country. We had the pick of suits from the shop. A pick is the same as a pickaxe .
inflections	pickspickingpickedtops
cefr-level	A2

Pick Picked People Deliberately Remove Nose Picking Fight