pick
معنی فارسی
کلنگ زخمه مضراب خلال دندان خلا گوش گوش پاک کن خلال گوش
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English "pik" (pointed tool) + Old English "pīc" (pointed object).
مثال
- The miner used a pick to chip away at the rock.
- Gardeners often use a pick to loosen compacted soil.
- Ice climbers rely on picks to grip and ascend frozen surfaces.
ترکیبهای رایج
Use a pick Wield a pick Sharpen a pick Swing a pick
تعریف انگلیسی
- the person or thing chosen or selected “he was my pick for mayor”
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested “he sent the first picking of berries to the market” “it was the biggest peach pick in years”
- the best people or things in a group “the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War”
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving “Substance Holonyms: fabric, cloth, material, textile”
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material “he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks”
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends “they used picks and sledges to break the rocks”
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body “he was called for setting an illegal pick”
- the act of choosing or selecting “your choice of colors was unfortunate” “you can take your pick”
- select carefully from a group “She finally picked her successor” “He picked his way carefully” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s PP”
- look for and gather “pick mushrooms” “pick flowers” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something”
- harass with constant criticism “Don't always pick on your little brother” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s PP” “Somebody ----s PP (for: find fault)”
- provoke “pick a fight or a quarrel” “Somebody ----s something”
- remove in small bits “pick meat from a bone” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits “Clean the turkey” “Somebody ----s something”
- pilfer or rob “pick pockets” “Somebody ----s something”
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion “he plucked the strings of his mandolin” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s PP”
- eat intermittently; take small bites of “He pieced at the sandwich all morning” “She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles” “Somebody ----s something”
- pay for something “pick up the tab” “pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages” “foot the bill” “Somebody ----s”
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example “Pick open the ice” “Somebody ----s something”
- hit lightly with a picking motion “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”
مترادفها
I. verb active
1. Peck, pierce, strike at.
2. Pluck, pull off, pick off, gather.
3. Open (as a lock).
4. Choose, select, cull, single out, pick out, fix upon, pitch upon.
5. Clean, cleanse.
6. Gather up, collect, acquire, get.
7. Rob, snatch thievishly.
II. verb neuter
1. Nibble, eat slowly.
2. Steal, pilfer.
III. noun
1. Pickaxe.
2. Tooth pick.
3. Pike, spike.
4. Choice, right of selection.