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picking

[ pik-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that picks.
  2. something that is or may be picked or picked up.
  3. the amount picked.
  4. pickings,
    1. scraps or gleanings:

      the pickings of a feast.

    2. profits or gains; spoils.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of picking1

before 900; Middle English; Old English picung (once) a mark made by picking; pick 1, -ing 1
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His suspension for picking up a cheap yellow card in the victory over Real Madrid in the Bernabeu meant Arteta had to rejig his midfield.

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An Australian woman accused of cooking a fatal mushroom meal admits to picking wild funghi, lying to police and disposing of evidence, but will argue the "tragedy" was a "terrible accident".

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The owners of the Ducks are picking up the cost of revamping the arena.

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And then there is picking Sanders as their second quarterback, after also selecting Dillon Gabriel earlier.

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The team’s lack of a center came into even sharper focus, as Jaxson Hayes never reentered the game after picking up his second foul just four minutes into the game.

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