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Translating from English to Hebrew

Translations:

pick — to remove a fruit or plant for consumption
→ קָטַף (qatáf)
pick — pickaxe
→ מכוש (makush) m
pick — to grasp and pull with fingers
→ קטף (kataf)
→ משך (mashakh)

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 9

  1. the person or thing chosen or selected

    • “he was my pick for mayor”
    Synonymschoiceselection

  2. 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”
    Synonymspicking

  3. the best people or things in a group

    • “the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War”
    Synonymscream
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  1. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

    Synonymswoofweftfilling

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

    Synonymsplectrumplectron

  3. a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

    • “he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks”

  4. 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”
    Synonymspickaxpickaxe

  5. a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body

    • “he was called for setting an illegal pick”

  6. the act of choosing or selecting

    • “your choice of colors was unfortunate”
    • “you can take your pick”
    Synonymschoiceselectionoption

VERB 12

  1. select carefully from a group

    • “She finally picked her successor”
    • “He picked his way carefully”

  2. look for and gather

    • “pick mushrooms”
    • “pick flowers”
    Synonymspluckcull

  3. harass with constant criticism

    • “Don't always pick on your little brother”
    Synonymsblamefind fault
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  1. provoke

    • “pick a fight or a quarrel”

  2. remove in small bits

    • “pick meat from a bone”

  3. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

    • “Clean the turkey”
    Synonymsclean

  4. pilfer or rob

    • “pick pockets”

  5. pay for something

    • “pick up the tab”
    • “pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages”
    • “foot the bill”
    Synonymsfoot

  6. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

    • “he plucked the strings of his mandolin”
    Synonymspluckplunk

  7. attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

    • “Pick open the ice”
    Synonymsbreak up

  8. hit lightly with a picking motion

    Synonymspeckbeak

  9. eat intermittently; take small bites of

    • “He pieced at the sandwich all morning”
    • “She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles”
    Synonymsnibblepiece