English Explanatory Dictionary

pick out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove by picking.
  2. To select.
  3. To distinguish; discern.
  4. To ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour.
  5. To detect using one's senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste).
  6. To send a long pass or cross to.
  7. To play music slowly, such as when practicing.

Pronunciation

En-au-pick out.ogg

Word forms

pick out picks out picking out picked out

Etymology

From pick + out. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpikke (“to pick out”), Dutch uitpikken (“to pick out”).

Related words

handpick out pick off point out single out
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