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To pick out the best or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cull
Antonyms: none provided
To select only evidence which supports an argument, and reject or ignore contradictory evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, rhetoric
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
Examples
- From all the available statistics, the politician cherry-picked only those that backed up his ideas.
- 2001, Ian St. John in sci.environment You are *asking* for a specific *subset* of the data to *prove* a specific theory. That is 'cherry picking'. It is no more valid to 'cherry pick' data to disprove global warming than it is to 'cherry pick' data to prove it. That is *science*. You *must* deal with the entire data set. What part of this is not clear?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To broadcast selected programming from another network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
Topics: broadcasting, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
In source control, to commit selected changes from one branch to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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Antonyms: none provided
A metaphor, from the idea of picking through a bowl of cherries and seeking the best for oneself, or the idea of picking off the cherries for oneself from a cake or dessert.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
de krenten uit de pap halen
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Dutch:
alleen de rozijnen uitpikken
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Finnish:
poimia rusinat pullasta
— to select only the best from a range of options
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French:
trier sur le volet
— to select only the best from a range of options
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German:
sich die Rosinen herauspicken
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Hungarian:
szemezget
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Hungarian:
mazsoláz
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Hungarian:
mazsolázgat
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Hungarian:
kimazsoláz
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Māori:
tīpako
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Māori:
tīpakopako
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Persian:
گلچین کردن
(golčin kardan)
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Polish:
wybierać najlepsze rzeczy
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Polish:
wybrać najlepsze rzeczy
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Portuguese:
escolher a dedo
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Spanish:
seleccionar la cereza
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Spanish:
escoger la crema
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Spanish:
entresacar
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Spanish:
escoger selectivamente
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Swedish:
plocka russinen ur kakan
— to select only the best from a range of options
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Polish:
wybierać obserwacje pasujące do tezy
— to select only evidence which supports an argument, and reject or ignore contradictory evidence
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Polish:
wybrać obserwacje pasujące do tezy
— to select only evidence which supports an argument, and reject or ignore contradictory evidence
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Spanish:
mirar con lentes de aumento
— to select only evidence which supports an argument, and reject or ignore contradictory evidence
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Finnish:
kärkkyä
— in sports, to position oneself near the opponent's goal
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Polish:
ustawiać się w pobliżu bramki przeciwnika
— in sports, to position oneself near the opponent's goal
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Polish:
ustawić się w pobliżu bramki przeciwnika
— in sports, to position oneself near the opponent's goal
