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  • 91To pick to pieces — Pick Pick (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to… …

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  • 92To pick up — Pick Pick (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to… …

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  • 93Pick 6 — This article relates to the horse racing wager. For the New Jersey lottery game, click here. In American football, a pick 6 can also refer to an interception that is returned for a touchdown. A pick 6 is a type of wager offered by horse racing… …

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  • 94pick — pick1 verb 1》 take hold of and remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing.     ↘(often pick someone/thing up) take hold of and lift or move.     ↘(pick up) Golf take hold of and lift up one s ball, especially when conceding a hole. 2》… …

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  • 95pick apart — verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws The paper criticized the new movie Don t knock the food it s free • Syn: ↑knock, ↑criticize, ↑criticise • Ant: ↑praise ( …

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  • 96pick off — verb 1. shoot one by one (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑shoot, ↑pip • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. pull or pull out sharply (Freq. 1) pluck the flowers off the bush …

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  • 97Pick-up sticks — For the song Pick Up Sticks by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, see Time Out Pick up sticks (or pick a stick) is a game of physical and mental skill in which sticks have to be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining ones. One root of the… …

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  • 98pick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + PICK ▪ have ▪ She had her pick of the single men. ▪ take ▪ Which do you want? Take your pick. PHRASES ▪ …

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  • 99pick up — phrasal verb Word forms pick up : present tense I/you/we/they pick up he/she/it picks up present participle picking up past tense picked up past participle picked up 1) [transitive] to lift someone or something up from a surface He picked the… …

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  • 100pick — I n. tool for breaking an ice pick II n. (colloq.) selection to take one s pick III v. 1) (C) ( to select ) pick a nice melon for me; or: pick me a nice melon 2) (d; intr.) to pick at ( to eat sparingly ) (to pick at one s food) 3) (D; tr.) ( to… …

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