Standard Lemma guide

picked

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /pɪkt/
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  • rhymes with -ɪkt
  • CMU ARPABET: P IH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a pick, or a particular number/type of pick (in any sense of the word)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Chosen; selected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Played by picking the strings

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having a pike or spine on the back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • the picked dogfish

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5

adj

Meaning 5

fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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6

adj

Meaning 6

pointed; sharp

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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7

verb

Meaning 7

simple past and past participle of pick

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

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