pick
/pɪk/ verb [T]Definition
CHOOSE › to choose something or someone: Do you want to help me pick some numbers for my lottery ticket? I was never picked for the school football team.
FLOWERS/FRUIT, ETC › If you pick flowers, fruit, etc, you take them off a tree or out of the ground: I picked some apples this morning.
REMOVE › to remove small pieces from something with your fingers: You'll have to let the glue dry and then you can pick it off.
pick a fight/argument › to start a fight or argument with someone
pick sb's pocket › to steal something from someone's pocket → See also have a bone to pick with sb
(Definition of pick verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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