1.
If you ~ someone or something, you recognize them when it is difficult to see them, for example because they are among a large group.
The detective-constable picked out the words with difficulty...
Steven describes himself as ‘a regular guy–you couldn’t pick me out of a crowd’.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
2.
If you ~ someone or something, you choose them from a group of people or things.
I have been picked out to represent the whole team...
There are so many great newscasters it’s difficult to pick one out.
= select
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
3.
If part of something is picked out in a particular colour, it is painted in that colour so that it can be seen clearly beside the other parts.
The name is picked out in gold letters over the shop-front.
= highlight
PHRASAL VERB: usu passive, be V-ed P