# pick out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To remove by picking.
2. To select.
3. To distinguish; discern.
4. To ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour.
5. To detect using one's senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste).
6. To send a long pass or cross to.
7. To play music slowly, such as when practicing.

## Etymology
From pick + out. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpikke (“to pick out”), Dutch uitpikken (“to pick out”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pick-out