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take vs pick

pick vs take

take and pick both are nouns.

take and pick both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take Yes No Yes No
pick Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pick is a hyponym of take; that is, pick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take:
  • take: 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 take 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.
As verbs, pick is a hyponym of take; that is, pick is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take:
  • take: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • pick: select carefully from a group
Other hyponyms of take 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.
take (noun) pick (noun)
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption the act of choosing or selecting
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property 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
take (verb) pick (verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness remove in small bits
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect select carefully from a group
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial harass with constant criticism
be seized or affected in a specified way eat intermittently; take small bites of
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives hit lightly with a picking motion
be a student of a certain subject look for and gather
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
accept or undergo, often unwillingly provoke
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs pay for something
make a film or photograph of something pilfer or rob
lay claim to; as of an idea
obtain by winning
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
get into one's hands, take physically
have sex with; archaic use
occupy or take on
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
head into a specified direction
take somebody somewhere
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
proceed along in a vehicle
experience or feel or submit to
take into one's possession
conquer by force
buy, select
engage for service under a term of contract
receive or obtain regularly
receive willingly something given or offered
require (time or space)
admit into a group or community
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
make use of or accept for some purpose
assume, as of positions or roles
carry out
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
require as useful, just, or proper
be designed to hold or take
have with oneself; have on one's person
be capable of holding or containing
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