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pick Noun the act of choosing or selecting
pick Noun a basketball maneuver
pick Noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
pick Noun a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
pick Noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
pick Noun the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
pick Noun the person or thing chosen or selected
pick Noun the best people or things in a group
pick Noun the quantity of a crop that is harvested
pick Verb remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
pick Verb remove in small bits
pick Verb select carefully from a group
pick Verb harass with constant criticism
pick Verb eat intermittently
pick Verb hit lightly with a picking motion
pick Verb look for and gather
pick Verb attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
pick Verb pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
pick Verb provoke
pick Verb pay for something
pick Verb pilfer or rob
prenatal diagnosis Noun any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
prognosis Noun a prediction of the course of a disease
prognosis Noun a prediction about how something will develop
prospect Noun a prediction of the course of a disease
prospect Noun the visual percept of a region
prospect Noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
prospect Noun someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
prospect Noun the possibility of future success
prospect Verb explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
prospect Verb search for something desirable
proof Noun the act of validating
proof Noun a trial photographic print from a negative
proof Noun any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
proof Noun (printing) an impression made to check for errors
proof Noun a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
proof Noun a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
proof Verb make resistant to harm
proof Verb activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
proof Verb read for errors
proof Verb knead to reach proper lightness
proof Verb make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
proof Adjective (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
proportional sampling Noun the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
primary election Noun a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
policy change Noun a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
proxy fight Noun a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target
porcupine provision Noun a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
pac-man strategy Noun the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer
poison pill Noun the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer