noun
Meaning 1
A gathering to pick fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We went to a strawberry picking last June.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
picking
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/ˈpɪkɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪkɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: usually pluralized
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noun
Meaning 3
Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: usually pluralized
Examples
- easy pickings, rich pickings
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noun
Meaning 4
Something picked or pulled out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom.
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of making a choice; selection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
Dabbing in stoneworking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 9
present participle and gerund of pick
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 10
the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: manual labor, manual labour
noun
Meaning 11
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he sent the first picking of berries to the market
- it was the biggest peach pick in years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: output, yield, production
History
Etymology
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