Pick vs. Prick
Picknoun
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
Picknoun
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
Picknoun
A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
Picknoun
A choice; ability to choose.
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That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
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(basketball) A screen.
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(lacrosse) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
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(American football) An interception.
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(baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder.
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(baseball) A pickoff.
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(music) A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
Picknoun
A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
Picknoun
(obsolete) A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Picknoun
A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.
Picknoun
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
Picknoun
(weaving) The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
Pickverb
To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
Pickverb
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
Pickverb
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
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To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
Pickverb
To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
Pickverb
To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
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(cricket) To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
Pickverb
(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
Pickverb
To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
Pickverb
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
Pickverb
To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Pickverb
To steal; to pilfer.
Pickverb
(obsolete) To throw; to pitch.
Pickverb
(dated) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
Pickverb
(ambitransitive) To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
Pickverb
To throw; to pitch.
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To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
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To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
Pickverb
To open (a lock) as by a wire.
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To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.
Pickverb
To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.
Pickverb
To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable; to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; - often with out.
Pickverb
To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; - often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.
Pickverb
To trim.
Pickverb
To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
Pickverb
To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Pickverb
To steal; to pilfer.
Picknoun
A sharp-pointed tool for picking; - often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
Picknoun
A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, - used for digging ino the ground by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
Picknoun
A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
Picknoun
Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.
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That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock.
Picknoun
A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet.
Picknoun
That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
Picknoun
The blow which drives the shuttle, - the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute;
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the person or thing chosen or selected;
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the quantity of a crop that is harvested;
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the best people or things in a group;
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the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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a thin sharp implement used for picking;
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a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends;
Picknoun
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body;
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the act of choosing or selecting;
Pickverb
select carefully from a group;
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look for and gather;
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harass with constant criticism;
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provoke;
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remove in small bits;
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remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits;
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pilfer or rob;
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pay for something;
Pickverb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion;
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attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example;
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hit lightly with a picking motion
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eat intermittently; take small bites of;
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detach and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing
Pickverb
take hold of and lift or move
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take hold of and lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole.
Pickverb
choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives
Pickverb
walk slowly and carefully, selecting the best places to put one's feet
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repeatedly pull at something with one's fingers
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make (a hole) in fabric by pulling at it with one's fingers
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eat food in small amounts or without much appetite
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remove unwanted matter from (one's nose or teeth) by using one's finger or a pointed instrument
Pickverb
criticize someone in a petty way
Pickverb
pluck the strings of (a guitar or banjo)
Picknoun
an act or the right of selecting something from a number of alternatives
Picknoun
the person or thing perceived as the best in a group
Picknoun
someone or something that has been selected
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an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
Picknoun
a tool consisting of a long handle set at right angles in the middle of a curved iron or steel bar with a point at one end and a chisel edge or point at the other, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.
Picknoun
an instrument for picking
Picknoun
a plectrum
Pricknoun
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
Pricknoun
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
Pricknoun
(obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.
Pricknoun
(obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot.
Pricknoun
A small pointed object.
Pricknoun
The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
Pricknoun
A feeling of remorse.
Pricknoun
The penis.
Pricknoun
Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
Pricknoun
A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
Pricknoun
The footprint of a hare.
Pricknoun
(obsolete) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour.
Pricknoun
(obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
Prickverb
(transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
Prickverb
(farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
Prickverb
(transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
Prickverb
(obsolete) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.
Prickverb
To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
Prickverb
To run a middle seam through the cloth of a sail.
Prickverb
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
Prickverb
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture.
Prickverb
To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
Prickverb
(horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
Prickverb
(transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
Prickverb
To urge one's horse on; to ride quickly.
Prickverb
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
Prickverb
(transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
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(intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
Prickverb
To aim at a point or mark.
Prickverb
(obsolete) Usually as prick up: to dress; to prink.
Pricknoun
That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.
Pricknoun
The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse.
Pricknoun
A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.
Pricknoun
A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco.
Prickverb
To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes in paper.
Prickverb
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as, to prick a knife into a board.
Prickverb
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; - sometimes with off.
Prickverb
To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition.
Prickverb
To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite; to urge on; - sometimes with on, or off.
Prickverb
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
Prickverb
To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; - said especially of the ears of an animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; - hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have the attention and interest strongly engaged.
Prickverb
To render acid or pungent.
Prickverb
To dress; to prink; - usually with up.
Prickverb
To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail.
Prickverb
To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
Prickverb
To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.
Prickverb
To spur onward; to ride on horseback.
Prickverb
To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
Prickverb
To aim at a point or mark.
Pricknoun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Pricknoun
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Pricknoun
obscene terms for penis
Pricknoun
the act of puncturing with a small point;
Prickverb
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn;
Prickverb
cause a stinging pain;
Prickverb
raise;
Prickverb
prod or urge as if with a log stick
Prickverb
cause a prickling sensation
Prickverb
to cause a sharp emotional pain;
Prickverb
deliver a sting to;
Prickverb
make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly
Prickverb
feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one
Prickverb
(of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes)
Prickverb
cause mental or emotional discomfort to
Prickverb
provoke to action
Prickverb
(especially of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert
Pricknoun
an act of piercing something with a sharp point
Pricknoun
a small hole or mark made by pricking something.
Pricknoun
a sharp pain caused by being pierced with a sharp point
Pricknoun
a sudden feeling of an unpleasant emotion
Pricknoun
a man's penis.
Pricknoun
a stupid or contemptible man.
Pricknoun
a spiked stick used for driving oxen.
