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How to pronounce pick
Say it like this: /ˈpɪk/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does pick mean?
nounA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
An anchor.
“It's better to amble around, drop the "pick" for a lunchtime swim or beachcomb, then find a nice anchorage for the night.”
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
verbTo grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
“He picked his nose.”
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
“It's time to pick the tomatoes.”
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
“to pick feathers from a fowl”
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