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Definition of Picked
Picked

of Pick

Pointed; sharp.

Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.

Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.

Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty.

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Picked Quotations

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.
John F. Kennedy

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.
Groucho Marx

The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.
Richard Bach

Ever since I started to get recognition I've picked out certain fans and reverse-stalked them.
Jim Carrey

The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.
Norman Rockwell

My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.
Mike Myers

I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.
Mick Jagger

I was planning on my future as a homeless person. I had a really good spot picked out.
Larry David

Millions of people are married. I've never picked up a paper and seen a headline that says, Man Gets Married!
Larry David

So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And a voice said 'You are.'
Tim Vine


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