English dictionary definition of:

picked


Noun

  • the act of choosing or selecting
  • a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
  • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
  • a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
  • 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
  • the person or thing chosen or selected
  • the best people or things in a group
  • the quantity of a crop that is harvested

Verb

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

Thesaurus

beak blame choice clean cream cull filling foot nibble option peck pickax pickaxe picking piece plectron plectrum pluck plunk selection weft woof

Scrabble score for picked


Scrabble score = 15

generated at 00:24:00 on 24-11-19

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