Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pick something out — highlight something by painting or fashioning in a contrasting colour or medium. → pick … English new terms dictionary
pick something out of a hat — select something at random. → hat … English new terms dictionary
pick something out of a hat — select something, esp. the winner of a contest, at random … Useful english dictionary
pick something apart — pick (someone/something) apart to find mistakes, weaknesses, or faults in someone or something. When new software is developed, the company sends out a test version and asks users to pick it apart. Lots of players are picked apart by their… … New idioms dictionary
pick someone/something out — distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things Lester picked out two familiar voices ■ (of a light) illuminate an object by shining directly on it ■ usu. be picked out distinguish shapes or letters from their surroundings by… … Useful english dictionary
pick someone/something out — Syn: see, make out, distinguish, discern, spot, perceive, detect, notice, recognize, identify, catch sight of, glimpse … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
make something out — 1 I could just make out a figure in the distance: SEE, discern, distinguish, perceive, pick out, detect, observe, recognize; poetic/literary descry, espy. 2 he couldn t make out what she was saying … Useful english dictionary
pick — pick1 W1S1 [pık] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(choose something)¦ 2¦(flowers/fruit etc)¦ 3¦(remove something)¦ 4 pick your way through/across/among etc something 5 pick your nose 6 pick your teeth 7 pick somebody s brains 8 pick a quarrel/fight (with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pick out — verb 1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (Freq. 4) Take any one of these cards Choose a good husband for your daughter She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her • Syn: ↑choose, ↑take,… … Useful english dictionary
pick — pick1 verb 1》 take hold of and remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. ↘(often pick someone/thing up) take hold of and lift or move. ↘(pick up) Golf take hold of and lift up one s ball, especially when conceding a hole. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
