pick
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3.8
- noun
- /pɪk/
:
púa
- For my birthday, I received a set of colorful guitar picks to help with my playing.
- finger pick
And I like would wear guitar picks around my neck and Hello Kitty necklaces.
- And I like would wear guitar picks around my neck and Hello Kitty necklaces.
Examples
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Take your pick.
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I remember, Hunter found all my picks and threw them away.
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Or maybe they just need a new pick who is willing to delegate.
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'Three glass bowls and some guitar picks?'
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I'm also using one of these Dunlop picks that has some texture to it.
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Jenny, take your pick.
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She always keeps her favorite picks in a small pouch to prevent losing them.
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The music shop has a variety of picks made from different materials for guitarists.
Synonyms
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2.9
A small flat piece for plucking or strumming guitar strings
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8.1
A small thin piece of plastic or metal used to play instruments with strings, like a guitar pick
A small thin tool used to pluck the strings of instruments like a guitar
Idioms
- Informal
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5.8
To choose which problems to deal with instead of trying to solve every problem
- Informal
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6.1
Challenge someone of similar size or strength instead of someone weaker
- Informal
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9.9
To leave a group or activity because you do not get your way
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.5
A play where the pitcher or catcher throws quickly to tag a runner off base
- Specialized
A rare disease passed from parents that makes fat build up in the body's cells
- Specialized
A tool with a pointed end and a flat blade for digging and breaking hard soil or rock
- Specialized
A hand tool with a pointed end and a flat blade for digging and breaking hard rocky soil
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pick for the small tool used on a guitar comes from the idea of a 'point' used to pluck, so a pick is a small piece you use to pluck the strings.