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Word: pick (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
  • American football An interception.
  • A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
  • A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
  • baseball A good defensive play by an infielder
  • baseball Short for pick-off
  • basketball A screen
  • lacrosse An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
  • music A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
  • US A choice.

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Verb:

  • cricket To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
  • music To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
  • To decide between options.
  • To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
  • To removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.

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