pick vs pay

pick and pay both are nouns.

pick and pay both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pay is a hypernym of pick; that is, pay is a word with a broader meaning than pick:

pick: pay for something
pay: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

pick (noun)	pay (noun)
the act of choosing or selecting	something that remunerates
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

pick (verb)	pay (verb)
remove in small bits	dedicate
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits	bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
select carefully from a group	convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
harass with constant criticism	give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
eat intermittently; take small bites of	bring in
hit lightly with a picking motion	do or give something to somebody in return
look for and gather	cancel or discharge a debt
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example	make a compensation for
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion	discharge or settle
provoke	render
pay for something	be worth it
pilfer or rob

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