¹ pick verb

• to choose or select (someone or something) from a group
• to remove (a fruit, flower, etc.) from a plant especially by using your hand
• to remove unwanted material from (something) by using your finger, a small tool, etc.

² pick noun

• the ability to choose the person or thing that you want
• someone or something that is chosen —usually singular
• the best part of something or the best thing or things in a group—used in the phrase the pick of

³ pick noun

• a large tool that has a long handle and a heavy metal bar that is pointed at one or both ends and that is used for breaking rocks or digging in hard ground
• a small, thin piece of plastic or metal that is used to play a guitar or similar instrument —called also plectrum