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  • 21Pick hammer — Pick Pick, n. [F. pic a pickax, a pick. See {Pick}, and cf. {Pike}.] 1. A sharp pointed tool for picking; often used in composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining & Mech.) A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed… …

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  • 22Pick (Wurstfabrik) — Pick Szeged Rt Rechtsform Részvénytársaság Gründung 1869 Sitz Szeged …

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  • 23Pick-up — auch: Pick|up 〈[ ʌ̣p] m. 6〉 1. Tonabnehmer 2. 〈Kfz〉 Personenkraftwagen, bei dem sich anstelle der Rücksitze eine offene Ladefläche befindet [<engl. pick up „aufnehmen“] * * * Pick up [pɪk |ap , engl.: pɪkʌp ], der; s, s [engl. pick up, zu: to… …

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  • 24pick-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… …

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  • 25pick 'n' mix — pick and mix UK / US or pick n mix UK / US adjective British consisting of things that you choose from a variety that are available pick n mix sweets Education is not a pick and mix concept. Derived words: pick and mix UK / US noun countable Word …

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  • 26pick and mix — UK / US or pick n mix UK / US adjective British consisting of things that you choose from a variety that are available pick n mix sweets Education is not a pick and mix concept. Derived words: pick and mix UK / US noun countable Word forms pick… …

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  • 27Pick tapping — (or Pick Trilling ) is a fast guitar playing technique wherein the pick (or plectrum) is used to sharply fret notes on the instrument s fretboard. In some ways it is similar to regular one handed tapping, except that the sharp edge of the pick is …

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  • 28Pick's disease — piks also Pick disease pik n a dementia marked by progressive impairment of intellect and judgment and transitory aphasia, caused by progressive atrophic changes of the cerebral cortex, and usu. commencing in late middle age Pick Arnold (1851… …

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  • 29pick-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 …

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  • 30Pick Up the Phone Booth and Die — (1996) is a minimalist piece of interactive fiction by Rob Noyes. As the title suggests, you die when you pick up the phone booth. However, the game can be won, and in just one move. The puzzle was a finalist for the 1997 XYZZY Award for Best… …

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