picking

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Synonyms: licking, ticking, kicking, dicking, packing, pricking, pecking, nicking, pickling, wicking, pinking

Antonyms: licking, ticking, kicking, dicking, packing, pricking, pecking, nicking, pickling, wicking, pinking

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|pick||ing-form}}

Noun

1. A gathering to pick [[fruit]].
2. {{lb|en|usually|pluralized}} [[item|Item]]s remaining after others have selected the best; [[scraps]], as of food.
3. {{lb|en|usually|pluralized}} [[income|Income]] or other [[gain]]s, especially if obtained in an [[unscrupulous]] or [[objectionable]] manner.
4. Something picked or pulled out.
5. The act of making a choice; [[selection]].
6. The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
7. The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
8. Dabbing in stoneworking.

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