"pick flowers" meaning in English

See pick flowers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: picks flowers [present, singular, third-person], picking flowers [participle, present], picked flowers [participle, past], picked flowers [past]
Etymology: (use the toilet): A calque of Japanese お花摘みに行く (o-hanatsumi ni iku) Etymology templates: {{sense|use the toilet}} (use the toilet):, {{calque|en|ja|お花摘みに行く|nocap=1|tr=o-hanatsumi ni iku}} calque of Japanese お花摘みに行く (o-hanatsumi ni iku) Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pick flowers}} pick flowers (third-person singular simple present picks flowers, present participle picking flowers, simple past and past participle picked flowers)
  1. (euphemistic) to use the toilet; to answer the call of nature Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-pick_flowers-en-verb-DAUD-BbZ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, flowers.
    Sense id: en-pick_flowers-en-verb-XxfOyY6s

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