pic

[ pik ]

/ pɪk /

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noun, plural pix [piks] /pɪks/, pics. Slang.

a movie.

a photograph.

Nearby words

piazzi, pibal, pibgorn, piblokto, pibroch, pic, pica, picabia, picadillo, picador, picaninny

Also pix.

Origin of pic

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening from picture

Definition for pic (2 of 2)

pic

or pique

[ peek ]

/ pik /

noun Piquet.

the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands and in the play before one's opponent scores a point.

the bonus of 30 points won for so scoring.

Compare repic.

Origin of pic

< French: literally, prick

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Examples from the Web for pic

Each word, from aa to za, gets its own two-page spread with a poem and a pic.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prince George totters confidently towards the camera in this pic, released to mark his first birthday which falls on Tuesday.
Prince George Walks For First Birthday Pics|Tom Sykes|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also, he gave a lame excuse: ‘I couldn't find a pic that expresses both sides.’
Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire Posts Pro-Palestine Photo, Allegedly Cyberbullies Israeli-Born MTV VJ|Robert Silverman|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Variety taps Depardieu's "audacious performance [as] undeniably the pic's chief selling point."
French Political Sex Movie About DSK Sets Cannes Aquiver|Tracy McNicoll|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The truth is, I feel more than a bit guilty trying to squeeze this endless work into the limits of a single Daily Pic.
Greater Than The Mona Lisa|Blake Gopnik|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here the full face of the Pic du Midi d'Ossau is squarely commanded.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix
But Pic was quite mistaken as to the power of his glance, for Honey-Bee continued to sleep with folded hands.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
The Pic du Midi d'Ossau, which should lie to the southwest, is not in sight, being hidden by intervening heights.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix
By jove, Pic, you've got a wonder in that filly, but she'll not beat my fellow.
Fast as the Wind|Nat Gould
Was there any time that you recall that there was a threat of Lee Oswald against Mrs. Pic with a knife or anything like that?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for pic

pic

/ (pɪk) /

noun plural pics or pix

informal a photograph, picture, or illustration

Word Origin for pic

C20: shortened from picture

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