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11pick out — Synonyms and related words: abscind, abstract, address to, advert to, allude to, amputate, analyze, annihilate, assign, avulse, ban, bar, be taken as, behold, bob, bolt, bring to attention, bring to notice, call attention to, cast off, cast out,… …
12pick out — phr verb Pick out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bit, ↑clothes, ↑outfit, ↑tune …
13pick out — choose or select I tried to pick out a suitable necktie for my father …
14pick out someone — pick out (someone/something) 1. to choose someone or something instead of others. The writer picked out certain things about the event that he thought were important. His boss picked him out for an assignment in Japan. 2. to find someone or… …
15pick out something — pick out (someone/something) 1. to choose someone or something instead of others. The writer picked out certain things about the event that he thought were important. His boss picked him out for an assignment in Japan. 2. to find someone or… …
16pick out of a hat — ► pick out of a hat select at random. Main Entry: ↑hat …
17pick out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. select, make a choice of, notice; see choose . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: descry, discern, distinguish, make out, spot. See SEE. II verb See pick …
18pick out — 1) one painting was picked out for special mention Syn: choose, select, single out, opt for, decide on, elect, settle on, fix on, sift out, sort out; name, nominate 2) she picked out Jessica in the crowd Syn …
19pick out — transitive verb Date: 1540 1. discern, make out 2. to play the notes of by ear or one by one < picking out tunes on the piano > …
20pick out — 1. Select, cull, choose, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, extract. 2. Mark out, variegate …