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  1. 1
    to choose someone or something from a group

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pick

    To choose someone or something: choose, pick, decide on, select, vote, opt, designate, randomize, take your pick... more
    1. a.
      to choose the people who you want to have in a particular group

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pick

      To choose a person: anoint, appoint, delegate, name, pick, put in, put into, single out, tab... more
  2. 2
    to take something with your fingers

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pick

    To touch, or to pick up someone or something: touch, pick up, handle, brush, pat, feel, gather up, pluck, graze, stroke... more
    1. a.
      to get flowers or fruit by breaking them off their stems

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pick

      To touch, or to pick up someone or something: touch, pick up, handle, brush, pat, feel, gather up, pluck, graze, stroke... more
  3. 3

    pick

     or

    pick at

     to keep pulling something with your nails

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pick

    To move something by pulling: drag, heave, tear at, pluck at, tug, tow, jerk, trail, strain, pull... more

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