excerption vs pick

pick vs excerption

excerption and pick both are nouns.

excerption is not a verb while pick is a verb.

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

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

excerption: The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.
pick: the act of choosing or selecting

Other hypernyms of excerption include choice, option, selection.

excerption (noun)	pick (noun)
The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.	the act of choosing or selecting
a passage selected from a larger work	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

excerption (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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