- pick way
- pick (your) way
to walk very carefully and slowly.
He helped me pick my way over the stream.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pick way
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pick — pick1 [pik] vt. [ME pykken, var. of picchen, to PITCH2] Weaving to throw (a shuttle) n. 1. one passage or throw of the shuttle of a loom 2. one of the weft threads, or filling yarns pick2 [pik] n. [ … English World dictionary
pick — Ⅰ. pick [1] ► VERB 1) (often pick up) take hold of and move. 2) remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. 3) choose from a number of alternatives. 4) remove unwanted matter from (one s nose or teeth) with a finger or a pointed… … English terms dictionary
pick your way — always followed by an adverb or preposition : to walk very slowly while carefully choosing where to put your feet The horses slowly pick their way across the rocky ground. We picked our way down the muddy path. • • • Main Entry: ↑pick … Useful english dictionary
Pick operating system — Company / developer Don Nelson, Dick Pick, TRW Programmed in Assembly language Initial release 1965 (GIRLS), 1973 (Reality Operating System) Marketing target Business data processing Available … Wikipedia
Pick — (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to throw.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pick your way somewhere — phrase to move somewhere slowly and carefully when there are a lot of things in your way She picked her way across the grass, avoiding the patches of mud. Thesaurus: to go somewhere, or to move in a particular directionsynonym to move, or to move … Useful english dictionary
pick-up — ♦♦♦ pick ups also pickup 1) N COUNT A pick up or a pick up truck is a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded and unloaded. 2) N SING: usu N in n A pick up in trade or in a country s economy is an improvement in it. ...a pick up in… … English dictionary
pick your way — pick (your) way to walk very carefully and slowly. He helped me pick my way over the stream … New idioms dictionary
pick-and-mix — pickˈ n mixˈ or pickˈ and mixˈ noun and adjective 1. (an assortment of loose sweets) chosen by the individual customer from a range of types available at a self service counter 2. (a discriminatory selection) chosen to suit one s individual taste … Useful english dictionary
pick-your-own — pick your ownˈ noun 1. A method of selling fruit or vegetables by which private customers pick the produce they wish to buy at the place where it is grown 2. Produce sold in this way adjective Sold or operating by this system • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
