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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pick \Pick\ (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Picked (p[i^]kt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Picking.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck;
     akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G.
     picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. Peck, v., Pike, Pitch
     to throw.]
     1. To throw; to pitch. [Obs.]
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              As high as I could pick my lance.     --Shak.
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     2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with
        anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument;
        to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
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     3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points;
        as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
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     4. To open (a lock) as by a wire.
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     5. To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to
        pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the
        stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
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     6. To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with
        the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to
        pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
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              Did you pick Master Slender's purse?  --Shak.
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              He picks clean teeth, and, busy as he seems
              With an old tavern quill, is hungry yet. --Cowper.
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     7. To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable;
        to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; --
        often with out. ``One man picked out of ten thousand.''
        --Shak.
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     8. To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to
        collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; -- often
        with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up
        information.
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     9. To trim. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     To pick at, to tease or vex by pertinacious annoyance.
  
     To pick a bone with. See under Bone.
  
     To pick a thank, to curry favor. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's
        Utopia).
  
     To pick off.
        (a) To pluck; to remove by picking.
        (b) To shoot or bring down, one by one; as, sharpshooters
            pick off the enemy.
  
     To pick out.
        (a) To mark out; to variegate; as, to pick out any dark
            stuff with lines or spots of bright colors.
        (b) To select from a number or quantity.
  
     To pick to pieces, to pull apart piece by piece; hence
        [Colloq.], to analyze; esp., to criticize in detail.
  
     To pick a quarrel, to give occasion of quarrel
        intentionally.
  
     To pick up.
        (a) To take up, as with the fingers.
        (b) To get by repeated efforts; to gather here and there;
            as, to pick up a livelihood; to pick up news.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Picked \Pick"ed\, a.
     1. Pointed; sharp. ``Picked and polished.'' --Chapman.
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              Let the stake be made picked at the top. --Mortimer.
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     2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of
        certain fishes.
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     3. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.
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     4. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     Picked dogfish. (Zo["o]l.) See under Dogfish.
  
     Picked out, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like,
        of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage
        body dark green, picked out with red.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pick \Pick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Picked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Picking.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to
     Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F.
     piquer, W. pigo. Cf. Peck, v., Pike, Pitch to throw.]
     1. To throw; to pitch. [Obs.]
  
              As high as I could pick my lance.     --Shak.
  
     2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with
        anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument;
        to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
  
     3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points;
        as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
  
     4. To open (a lock) as by a wire.
  
     5. To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to
        pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the
        stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
  
     6. To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with
        the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to
        pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
  
              Did you pick Master Slender's purse?  --Shak.
  
              He picks clean teeth, and, busy as he seems With an
              old tavern quill, is hungry yet.      --Cowper.
  
     7. To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable;
        to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; --
        often with out. ``One man picked out of ten thousand.''
        --Shak.
  
     8. To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to
        collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; -- often
        with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up
        information.
  
     9. To trim. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     To pick at, to tease or vex by pertinacious annoyance.
  
     To pick a bone with. See under Bone.
  
     To pick a thank, to curry favor. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's
        Utopia).
  
     To pick off.
        (a) To pluck; to remove by picking.
        (b) To shoot or bring down, one by one; as, sharpshooters
            pick off the enemy.
  
     To pick out.
        (a) To mark out; to variegate; as, to pick out any dark
            stuff with lines or spots of bright colors.
        (b) To select from a number or quantity.
  
     To pick to pieces, to pull apart piece by piece; hence
        [Colloq.], to analyze; esp., to criticize in detail.
  
     To pick a quarrel, to give occasion of quarrel
        intentionally.
  
     To pick up.
        (a) To take up, as with the fingers.
        (b) To get by repeated efforts; to gather here and there;
            as, to pick up a livelihood; to pick up news.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Picked \Pick"ed\, a.
     1. Pointed; sharp. ``Picked and polished.'' --Chapman.
  
              Let the stake be made picked at the top. --Mortimer.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of
        certain fishes.
  
     3. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.
  
     4. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     Picked dogfish. (Zo["o]l.) See under Dogfish.
  
     Picked out, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like,
        of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage
        body dark green, picked out with red.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  picked
     a.
     1 (lb en often in combinations) Having a pick, or a particular
  number/type of pick (in any sense of the word)
     2 Chosen; selected.
     3 (lb en music) Played by picking the strings
     4 (lb en zoology of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
     6 (lb en obsolete) pointed; sharp
     vb.
     (infl of en pick  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  picked
     a.
     1 (lb en often in combinations) Having a pick, or a particular
  number/type of pick (in any sense of the word)
     2 Chosen; selected.
     3 (lb en music) Played by picking the strings
     4 (lb en zoology of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
     6 (lb en obsolete) pointed; sharp
     vb.
     (infl of en pick  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  picked
     a.
     1 (lb en often in combinations) Having a pick, or a particular
  number/type of pick (in any sense of the word)
     2 Chosen; selected.
     3 (lb en music) Played by picking the strings
     4 (lb en zoology of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
     6 (lb en obsolete) pointed; sharp
     vb.
     (infl of en pick  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  picked
     a.
     1 (lb en often in combinations) Having a pick, or a particular
  number/type of pick (in any sense of the word)
     2 Chosen; selected.
     3 (lb en music) Played by picking the strings
     4 (lb en zoology of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty
     6 (lb en obsolete) pointed; sharp
     vb.
     (infl of en pick  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  picked
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p ick ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  picked
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pick ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pick)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Picked /pˈɪkt/
  ملتقط

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  picked /pˈɪkt/ 
  vybraný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  picked /pˈɪkt/ 
  zvolený