picked

adjective

1. Pointed, peaked

adjective

1. Choice, prime

verb

1. To pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument

   "picked the hard clay"

2. To remove bit by bit

   "pick meat from bones"

3. To remove covering or adhering matter from

   "pick the bones"

4. To gather by plucking

   "pick apples"

5. Choose, select

   "tried to pick the shortest route"

6. To make (one's way) slowly and carefully

   "picked his way through the rubble"

7. Pilfer, rob

   "pick pockets"

8. To obtain useful information from by questioning
9. Provoke

   "pick a quarrel"

10. To dig into probe

    "picking his teeth"

11. To pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingers
12. To loosen or pull apart with a sharp point

    "pick wool"

13. To unlock with a device (such as a wire) other than the key

    "pick a lock"

14. To use or work with a pick
15. To gather or harvest something by plucking
16. Pilfer
17. To eat sparingly or mincingly

    "picking listlessly at his dinner"

verb

1. To throw or thrust with effort hurl
2. To throw (a shuttle) across the loom

verb

1. To select the best or most desirable
2. To select as being the best or most desirable

noun

1. The egg of a louse or other parasitic insect
2. A minor shortcoming

   "Most of the feedback is adulatory, some critical (his public loves to catch him in mistakes, or at least pick nits [=criticize minor shortcomings]) and some downright nasty."

verb

1. To shoot or bring down especially one by one
2. To put out (a base runner who is off base) with a quick throw (as from the pitcher or catcher)
3. Intercept

   "picked off a pass"

verb

1. Discern, make out
2. To play the notes of by ear or one by one

   "picking out tunes on the piano"

verb

1. To examine in order to select the best or remove the unwanted

verb

1. To take hold of and lift up
2. To gather together collect

   "picked up all the pieces"

3. To clean up tidy
4. To take (passengers or freight) into a vehicle
5. To acquire casually or by chance

   "picked up a valuable antique at an auction"

6. To acquire by study or experience learn

   "picking up a great deal of knowledge in the process"

7. To obtain especially by payment buy

   "picked up some groceries"

8. To acquire (a player) especially from another team through a trade or by financial recompense
9. To accept for the purpose of paying

   "offered to pick up the tab"

10. To come down with catch

    "picked up a cold"

11. Gain, earn

    "picked up a few yards on the last play"

12. To enter informally into conversation or companionship with (a previously unknown person)

    "had a brief affair with a girl he picked up in a bar"

13. To take into custody

    "the police picked up the fugitive"

14. To catch sight of perceive

    "picked up the harbor lights"

15. To come to and follow

    "picked up the outlaw's trail"

16. To bring within range of sight or hearing

    "pick up distant radio signals"

17. Understand, catch

    "didn't pick up the hint"

18. Revive
19. Increase
20. To resume after a break continue

    "pick up the discussion tomorrow"

21. To assume responsibility for guarding (an opponent) in an athletic contest
22. To provide needed support or assistance to (someone who has faltered or failed, such as a teammate who has made an error) in a collaborative effort

    "… Burns allowed only five hits and did not issue a walk. She also picked up her teammates after several fielding errors."

23. To recover or increase speed, vigor, or activity improve

    "after the strike, business picked up"

24. To put things in order

    "was always picking up after her"

25. To pack up one's belongings

    "couldn't just pick up and leave"