- pick someone/something out
- Syn:see, make out, distinguish, discern, spot, perceive, detect, notice, recognize, identify, catch sight of, glimpse
Synonyms and antonyms dictionary. 2014.
pick someone/something out
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pick someone/something out — distinguish someone or something among a group of people or things Lester picked out two familiar voices ■ (of a light) illuminate an object by shining directly on it ■ usu. be picked out distinguish shapes or letters from their surroundings by… … Useful english dictionary
pick someone/thing out — distinguish or select someone or something from a group. → pick … English new terms dictionary
pick someone/something off — shoot a member of a group of people or things, aiming carefully from a distance ■ Baseball put out a runner by a pickoff … Useful english dictionary
pick someone apart — pick (someone/something) apart to find mistakes, weaknesses, or faults in someone or something. When new software is developed, the company sends out a test version and asks users to pick it apart. Lots of players are picked apart by their… … New idioms dictionary
single someone/something out — Syn: select, pick out, choose, decide on, target, earmark, mark out, separate out, set apart … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
single someone/something out — SELECT, pick out, choose, decide on; target, earmark, mark out, separate out, set apart/aside. → single … Useful english dictionary
pick — 1. verb 1) picking apples Syn: harvest, gather (in), collect, pluck 2) pick a time that suits you Syn: choose, select, single out, opt for, plump for, elect, decide on … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pick something apart — pick (someone/something) apart to find mistakes, weaknesses, or faults in someone or something. When new software is developed, the company sends out a test version and asks users to pick it apart. Lots of players are picked apart by their… … New idioms dictionary
pick apart — pick (someone/something) apart to find mistakes, weaknesses, or faults in someone or something. When new software is developed, the company sends out a test version and asks users to pick it apart. Lots of players are picked apart by their… … New idioms dictionary
pick — pick1 [ pık ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to choose someone or something from a group: Out of all the girls he could have gone out with, he picked me. pick someone/something for something: She was picked for the school play. pick someone to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
