pick
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Sense: Verb: choose
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choose Collocations, select Collocations, pick out, single out, mark out, take Collocations, handpick, cherry-pick, elect, go for, plump for
Sense: Verb: gather
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gather Collocations, harvest Collocations, reap Collocations, pluck Collocations, pull Collocations, pull in
Sense: Verb: remove piece by piece
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Sense: Verb: eat reluctantly - often followed by 'at'
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Sense: Verb: incite
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Sense: Verb: use a pointed instrument
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jab, pierce, stab Collocations, stick Collocations, spike Collocations, lance, impale, puncture Collocations, spear Collocations, skewer
Sense: Verb: open a lock
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Sense: Noun: something chosen
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selection Collocations, choice Collocations, chosen Collocations, bet Collocations, preference Collocations, favorite Collocations, favourite , decision Collocations
Sense: Noun: choice selection
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winner Collocations, prize Collocations, choice Collocations, the best, A-list, crème de la crème , cream Collocations
Sense: Noun: implement for picking
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pickax, pickaxe , rock hammer, mattock, ice pick
Sense: Noun: blow with a pointed instrument
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peck Collocations, blow Collocations, rap Collocations, whack Collocations, thwack, smack Collocations, bang Collocations, chop Collocations, crack Collocations, pound Collocations, bash Collocations, cuff Collocations, slam Collocations, swat, hit Collocations, clap Collocations, thump Collocations, wallop , lash Collocations, clout Collocations , dab, switch Collocations, pelt