( MUSIC ) a big musical instrument that you play by pressing black and white bars (called keys ) Can you play the piano ?
—Look at the picture at instrument .
pi • an • ist / pi ' renist ; ' pianist / noun [ count ] a person who plays the piano
pick i Ф / pik / verb ( picks , jick ing , pickec )
to take the person or thing you like best They picked Simon as their captain.
—SYNONYM choose
to take a flower, fruit, or vegetable from the place where it grows
I picked some flowers for you. pick on someone ( informal )
to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way
Sally gets picked on by the other kids.
pick someone or something out to be able to see
someone or something among a lot of others
Can you pick out my father in this photo?
pick someone or something up
to take and lift someone or something She picked up the kitten and stroked it.
The phone stopped ringing just as I picked it up.
to go to get someone or something, especially in a car My dad picks me up from school.
Could you pick up something for dinner tonight?
pick something up to learn something without really studying it
I picked up some Spanish from the other kids in my neighborhood.
pick2 / pik / noun [ singular ]
the one that you choose; your choice
take your pick
to choose what you like
We have orange juice, lemonade, or milk. Take your pick.
pick • et / ' pikat / noun [ count ] a person or group of people who stand outside the place where they work when there is a strike (= an organized protest ) , and try to stop other people from going in ► pick • et verb ( pick - ets , pick - et - ing , pick - et - ed )
Workers were picketing the factory.
pick • le / ' pikl/ noun [ count ]
pick • pock • et / ' pikpakat / noun [ count ]
a person who steals things from people's pockets
pick .up
/ ' pikAp /
( also pick - up truck ) noun
[count] a type of small truck that has an open part with low sides at the back
a small green vegetable that is kept in a liquid with a strong sharp taste (called vinegar ) before it is eaten a jar of pickles
pic • nic / ' piknik / noun [ count ] a meal that you eat outside, away from home We had a picnic by the river. ► pic • nic verb
( pic - nics , pic - nick - ing , pic - nicked )
We picnicked on the beach yesterday.
pic .ture l © / piktjbr / noun [ count ] 1 a drawing, painting, or photograph Julie drew a picture of her dog.
They showed us some pictures (= photographs ) of their wedding.
took a picture (= a photograph ) of the house.
an idea or memory of something in your mind
His novels give a good picture of what life was like back then.
pic • ture 2 / ' piktfar / verb ( pic - tures , pic - tur - ing , pic - tured )
to imagine something in your mind I can just picture them lying on the beach.
pie / pai / noun [ count ]
a type of food made of fruit covered with pastry (= a mixture of flour, butter, and water ) an apple pie
piece Ф / pis / noun
[count]
1 a part of something
Would you like another piece of cake?
a piece of broken glass
The plate fell on the floor and smashed to pieces .
one single thing
Do you have a piece of paper? That's an interesting piece of news.
a single work of art, music, etc. He played a piece by Chopin.
in pieces broken
The plate lay in pieces on the floor.
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