Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plunk | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
pick (noun) | plunk (noun) |
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the act of choosing or selecting | (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly |
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body | a hollow twanging sound |
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) | plunk (verb) |
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remove in small bits | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion |
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise |
select carefully from a group | drop steeply |
harass with constant criticism | make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground |
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 |
pick (adverb) | plunk (adverb) |
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with a short hollow thud |