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Meanings of pick in English

Catalan
trama
Spanish
trama
Wikidata

The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.

trama
Portuguese
plectro
Catalan
plectre
Spanish
plectro
Wikidata

A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.

plectro
Portuguese
picareta
Catalan
pic
Spanish
pico
Wikidata

A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends.

picareta
Portuguese
seleção
Catalan
selecció
Spanish
elección

The act of choosing or selecting.

seleção
Usage of pick in English
1
Preval said he would ask parliament to pick a new prime minister.
Reuters
2
Let's use an example: Say you pick a V4 as your project.
Climbing Magazine
3
Australia's government has said it will make its submarine pick this year.
Reuters
4
This week, Modi will form his government and pick his foreign ministers.
The Guardian
5
However, analysts said the scale of December's pick-up put this in doubt.
The Irish Times
6
A large local market, particularly for pick-up trucks, adds to the attraction.
Reuters
7
It took a long time for me to pick the right words.
The Dragon Factory
8
Analysts expect the broad market for IPOs to pick up next year.
Reuters
9
Parliament is due to pick a new prime minister on May 1.
Reuters
10
No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons.
Reuters
11
Also, pick up the September issue of EBONY to read Keys' interview.
Ebony
12
And both technologies may be installed in future pick-ups, in any case.
The Irish Times
13
Too far left or right and it won't pick up your hands.
Wired
14
Storywise, things pick up one year after the events of the original.
Wired
15
Connor Watson is the number one pick up this week if available.
News.com.au
16
Last January, she visited New York to pick up a new assignment.
The new yorker
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Common
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