Pick

verb (1)

1. to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument
2. to dig into : probe
3. to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingers
4. to loosen or pull apart with a sharp point
5. to unlock with a device (such as a wire) other than the key
6. to use or work with a pick
7. to gather or harvest something by plucking
8. pilfer
9. to eat sparingly or mincingly
10. to remove bit by bit
11. to remove covering or adhering matter from
12. to gather by plucking
13. choose, select
14. to make (one's way) slowly and carefully
15. pilfer, rob
16. to obtain useful information from by questioning
17. provoke