English Explanatory Dictionary

picking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pick
noun
  1. A gathering to pick fruit.
  2. Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
  3. Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
  4. Something picked or pulled out.
  5. The act of making a choice; selection.
  6. The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
  7. The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
  8. Dabbing in stoneworking.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪkɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-picking.wav

Word forms

picking pickings

Synonyms

booty leftovers

Derived words

batch picking berrypicking brain-picking case picking chronic skin-picking cluster picking cotton-picking digital picking discrete picking easy pickings electronic picking e-picking flowerpicking garbage picking individual item picking in-store picking in the picking litter picking mobile scanner picking multi-batch picking multi-order picking nit-picking nitpicking nutpicking order picking pallet picking picking by SKU piece picking single order picking skin-picking disorder slim pickings speech-based picking store picking sweep picking Travis picking voice picking warehouse picking waveless picking zone-batch picking zone-batch-wave picking zone picking zone-wave picking
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