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pick1 1. a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc. 2. any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick 3. a plectrum pick2 (in weaving) 1. one casting of a shuttle 2. a weft or filling thread pick [pik] (computer science) To select the next card from an input stack for feeding into a card machine. (design engineering) The steel cutting points used on a coal-cutter chain. A miner's steel or iron digging tool with sharp points at each end. (engineering) To dress the sides of a shaft or other excavation. To remove shale, dirt, and such from coal. (textiles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In particular, any adverse events in the Middle East often have exaggerated effects: Hezbollah picks a fight, prices on the commodities market go up. Major League Baseball picks a fight with CBC Distribution and Marketing, a St. Of course, Jason picks a fight on stage with the sound guy, get kicked out by the bouncers, and then takes off in the group's van--only to smash into the family car in the driveway, gravely injuring his younger sister. |
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