picked

¹

[ pikt ]

adjective

1. specially chosen or selected, usually for special skill:

   a crew of picked men.

2. cleared or cleaned by or as if by picking: pick:

   picked fruit.

picked

²

[ pik-id, pikt ]

adjective

, Chiefly Dialect.

1. having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of picked¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pick ¹, -ed ²

Origin of picked²

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; pick ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

A few days after the game, Beck picked up his issue and saw it for the first time.

From BBC

Academic scientists need to stand together, or they’ll be picked off individually and science will suffer.

From Los Angeles Times

In other transition news: Trump picked Sean Duffy, a former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host, to lead the Transportation Department.

From New York Times

I fell out on the internet, when really I should have just picked up my phone and called a friend.

From Los Angeles Times

Aston Villa defender Lucy Parker is also absent for "several weeks" because of an ankle injury she picked up earlier this month.

From BBC

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited