Словарь синонимов английского языка - pick

(v) 1. Often, pick out. select, choose, cull, sort out, hand-pick, single out, opt for, fix or decide upon or on, elect, settle upon or on, screen (out), sift (out): Melanie was picked to succeed Hubert as president. 2. pluck, gather, collect, harvest, bring or take in, garner: Scores of extra workers were brought in to pick apples. 3. provoke, foment, incite, start, initiate, work or stir up: He tried to pick an argument with me about who is taller. 4. pick at. a criticize, carp at, find fault with, cavil (at or about), quibble (at or about), pick on, nag (at), niggle (at), harass, pester, annoy, irritate, bother: Stop picking at your brother! b nibble (at), peck at: We can't get him to eat a thing, he just picks at his food. 5. pick off. shoot (down), kill: We picked dhem off one by one as they emerged from the trench. 6. pick on. bully, ride, intimidate, abuse, browbeat, badger, harry, hector, harass, tease, taunt, needle, torment: Robert must learn not to pick on the smalleb boys. 7. pick out. a See 1, above. b discern, distinguish, tell apart, make out, recognize, separate, discriminate: I was able to pick out a distant rider, approaching swiftly. From amongst the forest sounds she picked out the song of the nightingale. 8. pick up. a raise (up), lift (up), heft, hoist, take up: The stone is too heavy to pick up. Please pick up that piece of paper. b gather, collect, glean, take up: I wish you would pick up your clothes. c tidy (up), neaten, straighten up or out, clean (up): She refuses to continue to pick up after him. d acquire, learn, become acquainted with; master; Colloq get the hang of: We picked up a little Spanish on our holiday. e acquire, find, come by, get hold of, obtain; buy, purchase, get: Basil picked up a few bad habits in the army. Let's pick up a bottle of wine on the way. f improve, get better, gain, make headway, recover, perk up, rally, recoup, (make) progress, move ahead, increase, Colloq make a comeback: Business usually picks up before Christmas. g accelerate, speed up: The pace picked up as they approached the finish line. h arrest, apprehend, take into custody, Colloq pinch, collar, nab, bust, run in, pull in, Brit nick: Two men were picked up trying to break into the bank. i call for, give a lift or ride to, collect, go for or US also after, go to get: I'll pick you up at the railway station at noon. j meet, introduce oneself do, strike up an acquaintance with, accost, make advances to: I think she picked him up in a wine bar. k catch, come down with, contract, get: He picked up a mystery virus in the Tropics. -(n) 9. selection, choice, option, preference: She could have had the pick of any man in the place. Take your pick. 10. choicest, best, cr