picking

/ˈpɪkɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
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.
To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
A gathering to pick fruit.
(usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
(usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
Something picked or pulled out.
The act of making a choice; selection.
The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.

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