pick
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6.7
- noun
- /pɪk/
- Jargon
:
bloqueo
- We'll be seeing plenty of pick and roll as soon as these guys get the set offense down.
- pick-and-roll
- set a pick
- run a pick
Examples
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Teams are sitting on the pick and pop with Ryan Anderson.
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The problem was that no one came up to set a pick for Brooks.
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Karl, you set a pick at the top of the key.
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And work on that pick-and-roll.
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You gotta help Junior on the weak-side pick.
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As Henderson sets the pick, Tracy's gonna take the shot.
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Maug, move up to middie and set the pick.
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BG played a great all-around game coming off pick and rolls, making good reads.
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We are a post-up team; we are a pick-and-roll team, Calipari said in his news conference today.
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The coach instructed the players to set a pick to create space for a shot.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
5.8
To choose which problems to deal with instead of trying to solve every problem
- Informal
4
6.1
Challenge someone of similar size or strength instead of someone weaker
- Informal
1
9.9
To leave a group or activity because you do not get your way
Compounds
- Specialized
5
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
How Physical
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the basketball pick is to think of it as a small human 'block' placed to stop an opponent and free a teammate, so a pick here is a deliberate physical block.