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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, select |
| Synonyms: | cull, decide upon, elect, finger*, fix upon, go down the line, hand-pick, mark, name, opt for, optate, pick and choose, pick out, prefer, say so, separate, settle on, sift out, single out, slot, sort out, tab, tag, take, take it or leave it, tap, winnow |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break into something closed, locked |
| Synonyms: | break open, crack, dent, force, hit, indent, jimmy, open, pry, strike |
| Main Entry: | selection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preference from among choices |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, choosing, collection, culling, draft, druthers, election, excerpt, option, pick, picking |
| Antonyms: | refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | choosing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | selecting |
| Synonyms: | choice, culling, deciding, electing, election, exercising judgment, making a choice, making up one's mind, option, picking, selection, separating |
| Main Entry: | selecting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | choosing |
| Synonyms: | appointing, appointment, choice, culling, denominating, denomination, determination, determining, electing, election, indicating, isolating, isolation, picking, selection, separating, separation |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legally care for another's child |
| Synonyms: | choose, foster, naturalize, pick, raise, select, take in |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for activity |
| Synonyms: | allot, appoint, arrange, assign, blueprint, chart, choose, decide upon, delegate, design, designate, detail, determine, devise, give parts, name, pick, plan, project |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
| Main Entry: | clean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make undirty, uncluttered |
| Synonyms: | absterge, bath, bathe, blot, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear the decks, clear up, deodorize, depurate, deterge, disinfect, do up, dredge, dust, edulcorate, elutriate, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, hackle, launder, lave, mop, neaten, pick, pick up, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, rinse, rout out, sanitize, scald, scour, scrape, scrub, shake out, shampoo, soak, soap, sponge, spruce up, sterilize, straighten up, swab, sweep, tidy up, vacuum, wash, whisk, winnow, wipe |
| Antonyms: | adulterate, defile, dirty, foul, soil, stain |
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