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 plant with orange paper-like husks around its small fruits, often grown for decoration
An evergreen shrub or small tree from Catalina Island that produces small dark red edible fruit
- US
A tree from eastern North America with spicy brown bark and strong dark wood used for furniture
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
- Specialized
A sticky substance that comes from cherry tree bark and is used to make food thicker
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
- Specialized
A small garden plant with round yellow berries inside a papery husk
A small tree or shrub with spiny leaves that stay green all year and white flowers
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
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
A small South American plant grown indoors for its bright, poisonous, cherry-sized fruit
- Specialized
A small dark bitter fruit from Dalmatia used to make maraschino liqueur
- 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
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
- 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
- US
A small shrub in North America that grows in sandy soil and has small dark fruit not good to eat
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
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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.