Definitions
To choose, or a selected choice.
Word origin
From Middle English piken, picken, pikken, from Old English *piccian, *pīcian (attested in pīcung (“a pricking”)), and pīcan, pȳcan (“to pick, prick, pluck”), both from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick, knock”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bu- (“to make a dull, hollow sound”). Doublet of pitch and peck.
Used in a sentence
“It's better to amble around, drop the "pick" for a lunchtime swim or beachcomb, then find a nice anchorage for the night.”
“Take down my buckler […] and grind the pick on 't.”
“France and Russia have the pick of our stables.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Choose from options”4 letters
02“Select from options”4 letters
03“Choose one”4 letters
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