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pick outto send a long pass or cross to.Rate it:
pick out of a hatTo determine by chance.Rate it:
pick out of a hatTo substitute a guess for unavailable data.Rate it:
pick overTo choose all of the desirable items from; to look for the most desirable items among.Rate it:
pick somebody's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:
pick someone's brainTo seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.Rate it:
pick throughTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.Rate it:
pick upTo lift; to grasp and raise.Rate it:
pick upTo collect an object, especially in passing.Rate it:
pick upTo clean up; to return to an organized state.Rate it:
pick upTo collect a passenger.Rate it:
pick upTo improve, increase, or speed up.Rate it:
pick upTo restart or resume.Rate it:
pick upTo learn, to grasp; to begin to understand.Rate it:
pick upTo receive.Rate it:
pick upTo notice, detect or discern, often used with "on".Rate it:
pick upTo point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions),in a critical manner.Rate it:
pick upTo meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".Rate it:
pick upTo answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.Rate it:
pick upTo pay for.Rate it:
pick upbecome better; improve.Rate it:
pick up onTo notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.Rate it:
pick up onTo continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.Rate it:
pick up onTo adopt a practice in which others already engage.Rate it:
pick up speedaccelerateRate it:
pick up stitchesStitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.Rate it:
pick up the piecesTo restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc.Rate it:
pick up the slackto do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be doneRate it:
pick up the tabTo accept a charge and pay for it, especially at a bar or restaurant.Rate it:
pick up what someone is putting downTo understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.Rate it:
pick up where you left offto start up again in the very place that one has stopped.Rate it:
pick your battlesonly involve yourself in disputes where you are likely to win.Rate it:
pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:
pickin' and grinnin'Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.Rate it:
pickleAny vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.Rate it:
pickleA children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown.Rate it:
pickleA cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.Rate it:
pickleA difficult situation, peril.Rate it:
pickleA penis.Rate it:
pickleA rundown.Rate it:
pickleAn affectionate term for a loved one.Rate it:
pickleThe brine used for preserving food.Rate it:
pickupA word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.Rate it:
pickupA short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.Rate it:
PICNICAcronym of problem in chair, not in computer; states that the problem was not in the computer but was instead caused by the user operating it.Rate it:
pics or it didn't happenUsed to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.Rate it:
pics or it didn't happenUsed to request a picture of a reported event.Rate it:
picture cardking, queen or jackRate it:
picture perfectAn expression conveying the thought that the result, the outcome of an agenda has been as successful as an ideal portrait, painting or photograph conveying a pleasing perfect image or impression.Rate it:
picture-perfectPerfect in appearance as with the subjects in paintings or photographs, without the common imperfections of real life.Rate it:

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