to cherry
- verb
- /ˈtʃɛri/
- For the prequel stuff, you want to cherry-pick what interests you the most and go from there.
Examples
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Actually does a couple of things you can cherry pick from that, that you're like that element in isolation is good.
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The standards people have someone else paying for testing features, and can then cherry-pick those that stick.
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So, um, thanks guys for letting me just cherry-pick from your list?
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We could cherry-pick... from the cream of the crop.
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Because it's too easy to simply cherry-pick the poll that makes your case.
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I have been told you cannot cherry-pick 10 trees, even if they correspond best with temperature.
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And yes, I am well aware that both sides of this debate cherry-pick.
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I think they understand, but to an extent they are happy to cherry-pick.
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Then, Chrysler could cherry-pick the best, most strategic dealerships in their portfolio to sell these cars.
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In summer, we go to the farm to cherry and fill our baskets with fresh fruit.
Synonyms
To pick small fruits from plants or bushes
Idioms
- Offensive
To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Choose only data that supports an idea and ignore data that disagrees
- Specialized
To copy one change from a code branch into another without copying other changes
Compounds
A small bright red cherry kept in sweet syrup and used to decorate drinks and desserts
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
A plant that has bright red berries and is often used for decoration but can be poisonous
A large North American tree that has small black sour fruit people can eat
- Specialized
A small dark bitter fruit from Dalmatia used to make maraschino liqueur
- US
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
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A sticky substance that comes from cherry tree bark and is used to make food thicker
An evergreen shrub or small tree from Catalina Island that produces small dark red edible fruit
A small tree or shrub with spiny leaves that stay green all year and white flowers
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
- US
A small shrub in North America that grows in sandy soil and has small dark fruit not good to eat
A plant with orange paper-like husks around its small fruits, often grown for decoration
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
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A small garden plant with round yellow berries inside a papery husk
A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
- Specialized
A wild Dalmatian cherry tree whose bitter fruit is used to make a sweet alcoholic cherry drink
- Archaic
A wild kind of sweet cherry tree often used as the root for other cherry trees
An evergreen shrub or small tree with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers from California
A small tree or shrub with golden-yellow leaves in autumn and small black berries
- Specialized
A small ornamental shrub from western USA with sweet black, red, or yellow fruit
- Specialized
A small woody plant from East Asia grown for smooth red fruit and pale pink or white flowers
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts
A small red or yellow fruit from a tropical shrub that is high in vitamin C
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb cherry meaning 'to pick cherries' comes from using the fruit name as an action: people used the noun cherry when they took the fruit, and over time the word became a verb. In other words, to cherry is to pick cherries from the tree.