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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 ]


  Picking \Pick"ing\, n.
     1. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
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     2. The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.
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     3. That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.
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     4. Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
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     5. pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.
        [Eng.] --Simmonds.
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     6. (Mining) Rough sorting of ore.
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     7. Overburned bricks. --Simmonds.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Picking \Pick"ing\, a.
     1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
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     2. Nice; careful. [Obs.]
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              was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden.
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     Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3.
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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 ]


  Picking \Pick"ing\, n.
     1. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
  
     2. The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.
  
     3. That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.
  
     4. Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
  
     5. pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.
        [Eng.] --Simmonds.
  
     6. (Mining) Rough sorting of ore.
  
     7. Overburned bricks. --Simmonds.

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


  Picking \Pick"ing\, a.
     1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
  
     2. Nice; careful. [Obs.]
  
              was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden.
  
     Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  picking
       n 1: the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first
            picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest
            peach pick in years" [syn: pick]
       2: the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

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


  picking
     n.
     1 A gathering to pick fruit.
     2 (lb en usually pluralized) items remaining after others have
  selected the best; scraps, as of food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pick nocat=1)

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


  picking
     n.
     1 A gathering to pick fruit.
     2 (lb en usually pluralized) items remaining after others have
  selected the best; scraps, as of food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pick nocat=1)

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


  picking
     n.
     1 A gathering to pick fruit.
     2 (lb en usually pluralized) items remaining after others have
  selected the best; scraps, as of food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pick nocat=1)

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


  picking
     n.
     1 A gathering to pick fruit.
     2 (lb en usually pluralized) items remaining after others have
  selected the best; scraps, as of food.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pick nocat=1)

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


  picking
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p ick ing)

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


  picking
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pick ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pick)

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


  Picking /pˈɪkɪŋ/
  الإلتقاط

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


  picking /pˈɪkɪŋ/ 
  vybírání