The noun pick has 9 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) choice, pick, selection -- (the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor")
2. picking, pick -- (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")
3. cream, pick -- (the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War")
4. woof, weft, filling, pick -- (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
5. pick, plectrum, plectron -- (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
6. pick -- (a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks")
7. pick, pickax, pickaxe -- (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")
8. pick -- (a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick")
9. choice, selection, option, pick -- (the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick")
Overview of verb pick
The verb pick has 12 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (14) pick -- (select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully")
2. (4) pick, pluck, cull -- (look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers")
3. (2) blame, find fault, pick -- (harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother")
4. (1) pick -- (provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel")
5. (1) pick -- (remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone")
6. (1) clean, pick -- (remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey")
7. pick -- (pilfer or rob; "pick pockets")
8. foot, pick -- (pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill")
9. pluck, plunk, pick -- (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin")
10. pick, break up -- (attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice")
11. peck, pick, beak -- (hit lightly with a picking motion)
12. nibble, pick, piece -- (eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles")