picked

(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."