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