picking

(noun) the quantity of a crop that is harvested. Synonyms: pick. Examples: "He sent the first picking of berries to the market." "It was the biggest peach pick in years."

(noun) the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.).

(verb) select carefully from a group. Synonyms: pick. Examples: "She finally picked her successor." "He picked his way carefully."

(verb) look for and gather. Synonyms: pick, pluck, cull. Examples: "Pick mushrooms." "Pick flowers."

(verb) harass with constant criticism. Synonyms: blame, find fault, pick. Example: "Don't always pick on your little brother."

(verb) provoke. Synonyms: pick. Example: "Pick a fight or a quarrel."

(verb) remove in small bits. Synonyms: pick. Example: "Pick meat from a bone."

(verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits. Synonyms: clean, pick. Example: "Clean the turkey."

(verb) pilfer or rob. Synonyms: pick. Example: "Pick pockets."

(verb) pay for something. Synonyms: foot, pick. Examples: "Pick up the tab." "Pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages." "Foot the bill."

(verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. Synonyms: pluck, plunk, pick. Example: "He plucked the strings of his mandolin."

(verb) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example. Synonyms: pick, break up. Example: "Pick open the ice."

(verb) hit lightly with a picking motion. Synonyms: peck, pick, beak.

(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of. Synonyms: nibble, pick, piece. Examples: "He pieced at the sandwich all morning." "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles."