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picked

1 American  
[pikt] / pɪkt /

adjective

  1. specially chosen or selected, usually for special skill.

    a crew of picked men.

  2. cleared or cleaned by or as if by picking: pick.

    picked fruit.
picked 2 American  
[pik-id, pikt] / ˈpɪk ɪd, pɪkt /

adjective

Chiefly Dialect.

  1. having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed.

Etymology

Origin of picked1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pick 1, -ed 2

Origin of picked2

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; pick 2, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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He has wires in his lower leg bones holding them together, following a serious one picked up while running for the British relay team.

From BBC

Whether Prince picked his pitch with that in mind is anybody’s guess . . . probably not; doesn’t matter.

From Salon

"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".

From BBC

So, I decided to liven the dressing room up and picked on my captain Ryan Shawcross, who - by the way - had been absolutely outstanding that half.

From BBC

But Keane says he even picked up an instrument himself because they wanted it to "feel really rough".

From BBC

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