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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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