pick vs take away

pick is a noun but take away is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick	Yes	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

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

pick: remove in small bits
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of pick include remove, take, withdraw.

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

pick: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of pick include remove, take, withdraw.

pick (noun)	take away (noun)
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

pick (verb)	take away (verb)
remove in small bits	take out or remove
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
select carefully from a group	get rid of something abstract
harass with constant criticism	take away a part from; diminish
eat intermittently; take small bites of	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
hit lightly with a picking motion	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
look for and gather	take from a person or place
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