Definitions of pick out
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pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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empanel, impanel, panel
select from a list
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anoint
choose by or as if by divine intervention
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field
select (a team or individual player) for a game
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sieve, sift
distinguish and separate out
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draw
select or take in from a given group or region
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dial
choose by means of a dial
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go, plump
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
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pick
select carefully from a group
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elect
choose
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excerpt, extract, take out
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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cull out, winnow
select desirable parts from a group or list
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cream off, skim off
pick the best
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pick over, sieve out
separate or remove
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assign, set apart, specify
select something or someone for a specific purpose
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single out
select from a group
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think of
choose in one's mind
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define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify
decide upon or fix definitely
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adopt, espouse, follow
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
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screen, screen out, sieve, sort
examine in order to test suitability
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vote in
elect in a voting process
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elect
select by a vote for an office or membership
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nominate, propose
put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
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vote
express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
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quantify
use as a quantifier
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hand-pick
pick personally and very carefully
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dedicate
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
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detail
assign to a specific task
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nominate, put forward, put up
propose as a candidate for some honor
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name
mention and identify by name
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reset
set anew
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define
give a definition for the meaning of a word
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co-opt
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
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reelect, return
elect again
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write in
cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot
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turn thumbs down, vote down
vote against
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outvote
defeat by a majority of votes
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ballot
vote by ballot
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poll
vote in an election at a polling station
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adhere, stick
be a devoted follower or supporter
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type of:
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decide, determine, make up one's mind
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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detect with the senses“The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards”
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synonyms:
discern, distinguish, make out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart
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types:
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resolve
make clearly visible
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discriminate
distinguish
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resolve
Pronunciation
US
/pɪk aʊt/
UK
/pɪk aʊt/
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