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remove vs pick

pick vs remove

remove and pick both are nouns.

remove and pick both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remove Yes No Yes No
pick Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pick is a hyponym of remove; that is, pick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remove:
  • remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • pick: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Other hyponyms of remove include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, clean, fan, winnow, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
remove (noun) pick (noun)
degree of figurative distance or separation 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
remove (verb) pick (verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract remove in small bits
stay away or leave remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
get rid of something abstract select carefully from a group
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes harass with constant criticism
dispose of eat intermittently; take small bites of
remove from a position or an office hit lightly with a picking motion
kill intentionally and with premeditation look for and gather
cause to leave 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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