to choose a person or thing, for example because they are the best or most suitable. Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15.

to choose only the best people or things, or only the ones that you really like. Come on, you haven't got time to pick and choose.

2 recognizeRECOGNIZE to recognize someone or something in a group of people or things She was able to pick out her father at the other side of the room.

2 TOUCHto touch something many times with your fingers, pulling it slightly She was picking at her skirt.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpick on somebody/something phrasal verb spoken1 BLAMEto behave in an unfair way to someone, for example by ...

a dish of freshly picked peas 3 remove something [always + adverb/preposition]REMOVE to remove something carefully from a place, especially something smallpick ...

picked people have been specially chosen because they are very suitable for a particular job → handpicked

pick up meaning, definition, what is pick up: to lift something or someone up: Learn more. Pick-up game · Pick up the tab · Pick-up truck · 日本語

picking meaning, definition, what is picking: the process of collecting goods together...: Learn more.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpick somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbSHOOTto point a weapon carefully at one person or animal in a group ...