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picked

1

[ pikt ]

adjective

  1. specially chosen or selected, usually for special skill:

    a crew of picked men.

  2. cleared or cleaned by or as if by picking: pick:

    picked fruit.



picked

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[ pik-id, pikt ]

adjective

Chiefly Dialect.
  1. having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of picked1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pick 1, -ed 2

Origin of picked2

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; pick 2, -ed 3
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For the second consecutive season, the Chargers picked a wide receiver in the second round of the NFL draft, selecting Mississippi’s Tre Harris at No. 55 overall Friday.

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Minutes later Reed came up with the moment of the match as he picked up the ball in front of his own tryline and tore away at lightning pace.

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Locked away for life, he’s picked up his old coping mechanism, dissociating by escaping into books, and he’s seething inside.

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Utility back Helena Rowland, who is named on the bench on Saturday, made one start at fly-half against Italy, while Aitchison was picked to start at 10 in last Saturday's hammering of Scotland.

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I think I picked it up at a flea market in Salt Lake City.

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