"picking" in the noun sense
1. picking, pick
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"
2. picking
the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
"picking" in the verb sense
1. pick
select carefully from a group
"She finally picked her successor"
"He picked his way carefully"
2. pick, pluck, cull
look for and gather
"pick mushrooms"
"pick flowers"
3. blame, find fault, pick
harass with constant criticism
"Don't always pick on your little brother"
4. pick
provoke
"pick a fight or a quarrel"
5. pick
remove in small bits
"pick meat from a bone"
6. clean, pick
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
7. pick
pilfer or rob
"pick pockets"
8. foot, pick
pay for something
"pick up the tab"
"pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"
"foot the bill"
9. pluck, plunk, pick
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
10. pick, break up
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
"Pick open the ice"
11. peck, pick, beak
hit lightly with a picking motion
12. nibble, pick, piece
eat intermittently take small bites of
"He pieced at the sandwich all morning"
"She never eats a full meal
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