pick-me-up — food or a drink one takes when one feels tired or weak I stopped at the restaurant on my way home from work for a quick pick me up … Idioms and examples
Pick off — Pick off, v. t. 1. (Baseball) to put out a baserunner who is off base by tagging him/her, especially by a quick throw from the pitcher or catcher. [PJC] 2. to shoot so as to kill or disable, especially one by one from a position or in a situation … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pick and Pack — is a part of a complete supply chain management focused on the needs of small retailers. It entails processing small to large quantities of product, often truck or train loads and disassembling them, picking the relevant product for each… … Wikipedia
pick-off — pick′ off n. spo a baseball play in which a base runner, caught off base, is tagged out by an infielder on a quick throw • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
pick off — verb 1. shoot one by one (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑shoot, ↑pip • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. pull or pull out sharply (Freq. 1) pluck the flowers off the bush … Useful english dictionary
Pick and roll — The pick and roll (also called screen and roll or shortened to screen roll, any of which may be hyphenated) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the… … Wikipedia
quick — quick1 [ kwık ] adjective *** 1. ) able to move fast or do something fast: He s surprisingly quick for such a big man. a quick worker a ) able to understand things very easily: a quick learner 2. ) done or happening in a short time: He took a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quick — I UK [kwɪk] / US adjective Word forms quick : adjective quick comparative quicker superlative quickest *** 1) a) able to move fast or do something fast He s surprisingly quick for such a big man. a quick worker b) able to understand things very… … English dictionary
New Jersey Pick 6 — Pick 6 Lotto is a lottery jackpot game in the New Jersey, with drawings on Mondays and Thursdays.It began in May 1980 as one of the first games of its kind in the United States. It originally was a pick 6 (hence the name) of 39 numbers. Players… … Wikipedia
pick-off — /pik awf , of /, n. 1. Baseball. a play in which a base runner, caught off base, is tagged out by an infielder on a quick throw, usually from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Electronics. a mechanism that senses mechanical motion and produces a… … Universalium
