n.
1.the person or thing chosen or selected
2.the quantity of a crop that is harvested
3.the best people or things in a group
4.the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
5.a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
6.a thin sharp implement used for picking
7.a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
8.a basketball maneuver
9.the act of choosing or selecting pick v.
1.select carefully from a group
2.look for and gather
3.harass with constant criticism
4.provoke
5.remove in small bits
6.remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
7.pilfer or rob
8.pay for something
9.pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion 10.attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example 11.hit lightly with a picking motion 12.eat intermittently
Idiom of the Day
keep a close rein on (someone or something)
to strictly watch and control someone or something
The mother was keeping a close rein on her child at the shopping center.
