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📖 Определения и значения для слова pick

📒 to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things

  • pick somebody/something Pick a number from one to twenty.
  • They are picking the final team this weekend.
  • It's time to pick a side (= decide who you support).

📒 to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing

  • to pick grapes/strawberries/cotton
  • flowers freshly picked from the garden
  • The common was a great place to go blackberry picking.

📒 to pull or remove something or small pieces of something from something else, especially with your fingers

  • pick something + adv./prep. She picked bits of fluff from his sweater.
  • He picked the nuts off the top of the cake.
  • Names were picked at random out of a hat.

📒 to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar, by pulling the strings with your fingers

📒 to be angry with somebody about something and want to discuss it with them

📒 to choose only those things that you like or want very much

  • You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.

📒 to ask somebody a lot of questions about something because they know more about the subject than you do

  • I need to pick your brains: what can you tell me about credit unions?

📒 to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody

  • He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
  • She tried to pick a quarrel with me.

📒 to find the weak points in something such as a plan, suggestion, etc.

  • It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.

📒 to open a lock without a key, using something such as a piece of wire

  • The burglars must have picked the lock on the back door.

📒 to steal something from somebody’s pocket without them noticing

  • The back pocket on a pair of jeans is the easiest one to pick.

📒 to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely

📒 to criticize somebody, or their work or ideas, very severely

  • Their case was torn to shreds by the defence lawyer.

📒 to pay for something

  • The company picked up the tab for his hotel room.
  • The government will continue to pick up college fees for some students.

📒 to return or to help somebody return to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster

  • You cannot live your children's lives for them; you can only be there to pick up the pieces when things go wrong.

📒 to go faster

  • The train began to pick up speed.

📒 to return to an earlier situation or way of life after a period doing something else

📒 to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet

  • She picked her way delicately over the rough ground.
  • We picked our way carefully over the jagged rocks.

📒 to choose a horse, etc. that you think is most likely to win a race

  • He's very good at picking winners.

📒 to make a very good choice

📒 offering somebody an ideal opportunity to gain an advantage

  • This is an opportunity ripe for the picking.
  • The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking.
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