pick

pick
subs.
See pick-axe.
Choicest portian: P. also V. ἄνθος, τό, V. λωτίσμᾰτα, τά.
Take one’s pick of: V. λωτίζεσθαι (acc.), ἀ̆πολωτίζειν (acc.), ἀκροθῑνιάζεσθαι (acc.).

pick
v. trans.
Gather, call: P. and V. δρέπειν (or mid.) (Plat.).
Choose, pick out: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.), αἱρεῖσθαι, ἐκκρί̄νειν, προκρί̄νειν, P. ἐπιλέγεσθαι, V. κρί̄νειν, Ar. and P. ἀ̆πολέγειν (or mid.), ἐκλέγειν (or mid.).
Pluck (deprive of hair, feathers, etc.): Ar. and V. τίλλειν, Ar. ἀ̆ποτίλλειν.
Pick a quarrel with: P. and V. εἰς ἔριν ἀ̆φικνεῖσθαι (dat.), V. ἔριν συμβάλλειν (dat.).
Pick holes in, met.: P. and V. διᾰβάλλειν (acc.), P. διασύρειν (acc.).
Pick out: see pick.
Diversify: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.
Pick to pieces: see tear.
Met., P. διασύρειν.
Pick up: P. and V. ἀ̆ναιρεῖσθαι, P. ἀναλαμβά̆νειν.
Take on board: P. ἀναλαμβά̆νειν.
Met., meet with: P. and V. ἐντυγχά̆νειν (dat.); see meet.
Resume: P. ἀναλαμβά̆νειν.
Pick up a living: P. βιοτεύειν, Ar. and P. ζῆν ; see make a living under living.
V. intrans. Get better: P. ἀναλαμβά̆νειν.

PICK

To select eligere; seligere; deligere: to pick stones out of a field elapidare agrum: Picked electus selectus delectus (also figuratively = superior): exquisitus conquisitus (very choice): eximius egregius praestans (excellent): a picked band or company delecta manus; flos juventutis. [Vid: also SELECT.]

To pierce with a pointed instrument perifodere: to pick the teeth dentes spina perfodere (with a tooth-pick of wood or metal Petronius): os fodere lentisco (with a wooden tooth-pick Mart. 6 74 3): dentes penna levare (with a quill Mart. 14 22 2).

To gather (fruit) demere poma arboribus; detrahere poma arboribus; legere poma ex or ab arboribus: to pick grapes uvas legere; detrahere uvas arboribus.

Phrases: to pick a hole in one’s coat videre vitium in alio; multa vitia in aliquo or rather in aliquem colligere (Cic. Tusc. 4 37 80; Vid: Kühner): to pick one’s pocket suppilare surripere; arte mala subducere; emungere aliquem argento [Vid: CHEAT]: to pick a quarrel jurgii causam inferre (Phaedrus); in jurgium ruere (Quint.). PICK UP colligere: to pick up one’s crumbs revalescere: corpus facere (Celsus).

pick (v.):

I. To pull off or pluck with the fingers: lĕgo, carpo, 3: v. TO PLUCK, GATHER.

II. To separate with the fingers, removing alien substances: Phr.: to p. seed, *semina manibus legendo secernere et putamina tollere. (N.B.--To pick occurs most freq. with an inseparable prep.: v. TO PICK UP, OUT, OFF.)

III. Miscell. Phr.: to p. wool, lanam carĕre, purgare, cf. Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 54: to p. the teeth, dentes (pinna, spina, lentisco) levare, Mart. 14, 22: perfodere, Petr. 32, appears to be a facetious expr.: cf. Mart. 6, 74, fodit ora laxa lentiscis: to p. one's nose, nares digito inquietare ac vellere, cf. Quint. 11, 3, 80: to p. pockets, manticulari (explained by Fest., "furandi causa manticulas attrectare," i. e. to make free with people's wallets, pouches, etc.: v. rare): or by circuml., de corporibus (vestimentis) hominum furare: to have one's pocket p.'d, zonam perdere, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 40: to p. a quarrel, jurgii causam inferre, Phaedr. 1, 1, 4: cf. Liv. 21, 6, init., certamina serere: (to try) to p. holes in any one's coat, vitia colligere in aliquem, Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, 80; or perh. *causas criminandi (aliquem) quaerere; id agere ut alterius existimationem minuas, laudes s. virtutem detrectes.

pick (subs.):

I. A tool: v. PICK-AXE.

II. Choice: expr. by ēlĭgo: v. TO PICK OUT.

III. Those that are the best: Phr.: the p. of all the legions, delecti ex omnibus legionibus fortissimi viri, Caes. B. C. 1, 57: boxers, the very p. of both countries, pugiles electissimi ex utraque regione, Suet. Cal. 18: see also FLOWER (II.).

λέγω
to say, tell, speak; epic and arch.: pick, gather

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appearing fewer than 50 times

προκατακνίζω
pick, trim first
ἀποαίνυμαι
strip, remove; pick (flowers)
ὠτογλυφίς
ear-pick