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pick
Verb
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When you pick something, you choose it.
I have picked the best people to work on this job.
This was picked as the best new toy of the year.
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If you pick up something, you lift it.
She picked up the glass and put it down again.
Pick your clothes up off the floor!
The baby's crying. Can you pick him up?
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If you pick up the phone, you answer it.
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If you pick something up from somewhere, you go and get it.
Mom, can you pick me up from Austin's at 8:00?
I'll go an pick up a pizza.
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If you try to pick up someone you have just met, you talk to them because you want to have sex with them.
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If you pick fruit, flowers, etc., you take them off the plant.
We spent the morning picking apples in the forest.
Please help me pick up the books that I've dropped.
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If you pick something from somewhere, you take it out of or away from that place.
After dinner he picked the rice out of the children's hair.
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If you pick a musical instrument such as a guitar, you play it by pulling its strings and letting them go.
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If you pick at something, you touch it many times without doing anything.
He was too sick to eat and just picked at his food.
She picked nervously at her dress.
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If you pick on someone, you are not nice to them in particular.
He was picked on by his brothers for his small size.
pick
Noun
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A pick is a choice.
His pick for Man of the Year was John Smith.
You have your pick of the rooms. Which one do you want?
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A pick is a tool used to dig.
He dug that hole using a pick.
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A pick is something used to play a guitar with.
He forgot his guitar pick.
up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.
position
Noun
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The position of something is the place where the thing is.
The position of the table is two metres from the wall.
You're in my way. Please move to a different position.
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A post of employment; a job.
position
Verb
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If you position something somewhere, you put or move it there.
The players positioned themselves on the field.
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If you position something in a situation, you make changes so that it can work in that situation.
The company is now well positioned to take advantage of popularity of online music.