Picking

//ˈpɪkɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A gathering to pick fruit.
"We went to a strawberry picking last June."
2
the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) wordnet
3
Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
"Gilbert wandered through . . .the haunts of ravenous dogs and homeless cats that kept themselves alive on the choice pickings of the city's garbage."
4
the quantity of a crop that is harvested wordnet
5
Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
"easy pickings, rich pickings"

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6
Something picked or pulled out.
"The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom."
7
The act of making a choice; selection.
8
The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
9
The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
10
Dabbing in stoneworking.

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of pick form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

booty leftover leftovers pick selection

Antonyms

Example

"Would you mind picking up something on the way back?"

Related phrases

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