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pick·ing
(pĭk′ĭng)n.
1. The act of one that picks.
2. pickings Something or a group of things that are or may be picked.
3.
a. often pickings Leftovers.
b. A share of spoils.
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picking
(ˈpɪkɪŋ)n
the act of picking someone or somethingthe act of gathering fruit or vegetables from the plantthe act of undoing a lock using something other than a key
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Noun | 1. | ![]() output, yield, production - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" |
2. | picking - the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands |
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picking
[ˈpɪkɪŋ] N1. [of fruit etc] → recolección f, cosecha f; (= act of choosing) → elección f, selección f
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picking
n
(= amount of fruit picked) → Ernte f
pickings pl → Ausbeute f; (= stolen goods) → Beute f; most office workers regard pens as legitimate pickings → die meisten Büroangestellten sehen es als ihr Recht an, Kulis mitgehen zu lassen (inf) → or einzustecken; she went along to see if there were any pickings → sie ging hin, um zu sehen, ob es für sie was zu holen gab; there are rich pickings to be had → da gibt es reiche Beute; easy pickings for thieves → leichte Beute für Diebe
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