balloting vs pick

pick vs balloting

balloting and pick both are nouns.

balloting is not a verb while pick is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balloting	Yes	No	No	No
pick	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pick is a hypernym of balloting; that is, pick is a word with a broader meaning than balloting:

balloting: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
pick: the act of choosing or selecting

Other hypernyms of balloting include choice, option, selection.

balloting (noun)	pick (noun)
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative	the act of choosing or selecting
	a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
	a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
	a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
	the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
	a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
	the person or thing chosen or selected
	the best people or things in a group
	the quantity of a crop that is harvested

balloting (verb)	pick (verb)
	remove in small bits
	remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
	select carefully from a group
	harass with constant criticism
	eat intermittently; take small bites of
	hit lightly with a picking motion
	look for and gather
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	provoke
	pay for something
	pilfer or rob

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