picked

¹

[pikt]

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

[pik-id, pikt]

adjective

Chiefly Dialect.

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

Word History and Origins

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

Shares of Urban Outfitters rallied on Tuesday after the clothing retailer’s third-quarter results topped estimates and management said it picked up a bigger share of the apparel market.

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“I picked it up by ear and I rearranged it too,” he said, “Because it was another three-minute-long song.’

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I was picked on, so I retreated into the fantasy world of television.

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The San Diego Padres picked a former relief pitcher who began on the other side of the hiring process as a member of the front office, only to become a candidate for the job himself.

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She said she cried when she picked up her BMW, which is adapted for her needs as a wheelchair user and which she paid the additional cost for as an advance payment.

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