n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pik
Date: 14th century
1 : a heavy wooden-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends ― compare MATTOCK
2 a : TOOTHPICK b : PICKLOCK c : a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument
3 : one of the points on the forepart of the blade of a skate used in figure skating
4 : a comb with long widely spaced teeth used to give height to a hair style
pick[3]