pick out

== English == === Etymology === From pick +‎ out. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpikke (“to pick out”), Dutch uitpikken (“to pick out”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === pick out (third-person singular simple present picks out, present participle picking out, simple past and past participle picked out) (transitive) To remove by picking. (transitive) To select. (transitive, idiomatic) To distinguish; discern. (transitive) To ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour. (transitive, idiomatic) To detect using one's senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste). (transitive, idiomatic, soccer) To send a long pass or cross to. (transitive) To play music slowly, such as when practicing. ==== Related terms ==== handpick out pick off ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== point out single out