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Verb (used with object)
to open (a lock) with a device other than the key, as a sharp instrument or wire, esp. for the purpose of burglary.
to use a pointed instrument, the fingers, the teeth, the beak, etc., on (a thing), in order to remove or loosen something, as a small part or adhering matter
Verb (used without object)
Noun
Verb phrases
pick at,
- to find fault with unnecessarily or persistently; nag.
- to eat sparingly or daintily
- As he was ill, he only picked at his food.
- to grasp at; touch; handle
- The baby loved to pick at her mother's glasses.
pick off,
- to remove by pulling or plucking off.
- to single out and shoot
- The hunter picked off a duck rising from the marsh.
- Baseball . to put out (a base runner) in a pick-off play.
pick on,
- Informal . to criticize or blame; tease; harass.
- to single out; choose
- The professor always picks on me to translate long passages.
pick out,
- to choose; designate
- to pick out one's successor.
- to distinguish from that which surrounds or accompanies; recognize
- to pick out a well-known face in a crowd.
- to discern (sense or meaning); discriminate.
- to play (a melody) by ear; work out note by note.
- to extract by picking.
pick up,
- to lift or take up
- to pick up a stone.
- to collect, esp. in an orderly manner
- Pick up the tools when you're finished.
- to recover (one's courage, health, etc.); regain.
- to gain by occasional opportunity; obtain casually
- to pick up a livelihood.
- to learn, as by experience
- I've picked up a few Japanese phrases.
- to claim
- to pick up one's bags at an airport.
- to take (a person or thing) into a car or ship, etc., or along with one.
- to bring into range of reception, observation, etc.
- to pick up Rome on one's radio.
- to accelerate; gain (speed).
- to put in good order; tidy
- to pick up a room.
- to make progress; improve
- Business is beginning to pick up.
- to catch or contract, as a disease.
- Informal . to become acquainted with informally or casually, often in hope of a sexual relationship
- Let's pick up some dates tonight.
- to resume or continue after being left off
- Let's pick up the discussion in our next meeting.
- Informal . to take into custody; arrest
- They picked him up for vagrancy.
- Informal . to obtain; find; purchase
- She picked up some nice shoes on sale.
- Slang . to steal
- to pick up jewels and silver.
- to accept, as in order to pay
- to pick up the check.
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