"picked" meaning in English

See picked in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɪkt/ Audio: en-us-picked.ogg Forms: more picked [comparative], most picked [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkt Head templates: {{en-adj}} picked (comparative more picked, superlative most picked)
  1. (often in combinations) Having a pick, or a particular number/type of pick (in any sense of the word) Tags: often
    Sense id: en-picked-en-adj-3IBxQe11
  2. Chosen; selected.
    Sense id: en-picked-en-adj-ykWrqGEW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 36 26 16 6 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 32 33 14 5 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 49 24 13 2 2 0
  3. (music) Played by picking the strings Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-picked-en-adj-8vqtfKhi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 32 33 14 5 6 0 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (zoology, of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-picked-en-adj-72S7GDeJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 32 33 14 5 6 0 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  5. (obsolete) fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-picked-en-adj-mzpBFsAq
  6. (obsolete) pointed; sharp Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-picked-en-adj-0JCCwyJW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hand-picked, picked-strings

Verb

IPA: /pɪkt/ Audio: en-us-picked.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪkt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} picked
  1. simple past and past participle of pick Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: pick
    Sense id: en-picked-en-verb-4RpWC2-p
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