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select vs pick

pick vs select

select is not a noun while pick is a noun.

select is an adjective but pick is not an adjective.

select and pick both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
select No Yes Yes No
pick Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pick is a hyponym of select; that is, pick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than select:
  • select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • pick: select carefully from a group
Other hyponyms of select include empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field, sieve, sift, draw, dial, go, plump, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out, winnow, cream off, skim off, pick over, sieve out, assign, set apart, specify, single out, think of, define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify, adopt, espouse, follow, screen, screen out, sieve, sort, vote in, elect, nominate, propose, vote.
select (noun) pick (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
select (adjective) pick (adjective)
selected or chosen for special qualifications
of superior grade
select (verb) pick (verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 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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