Synonyms for pick

noun

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested
• the person or thing chosen or selected
• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
• the act of choosing or selecting
• the best people or things in a group
• a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
• the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
• a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
• a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

verb

• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
• pay for something
• look for and gather
• harass with constant criticism
• eat intermittently; take small bites of
• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
• hit lightly with a picking motion
• pilfer or rob
• provoke
• remove in small bits
• select carefully from a group