handpick

English

Alternative forms

• hand-pick

Etymology

From hand +‎ pick.

Verb

handpick (third-person singular simple present handpicks, present participle handpicking, simple past and past participle handpicked)

1. (transitive) To pick or harvest by hand.
2. (transitive) To select carefully and with individual attention.

   Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.

Synonyms

• hand-select

Derived terms

• handpick out

Related terms

• hand-carry, hand carry, handcarry
• hand-deliver, hand deliver
• hand-feed, handfeed
• hand-knit, hand knit, handknit
• handmake
• hand-raise
• hand-wash, hand wash

Translations

To select carefully with individual attention

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• Belarusian: падбіраць impf (padbiracʹ), падабраць pf (padabracʹ)
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• Finnish: poimia (fi), valita (fi)
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• German: von Hand verlesen, von Hand lesen, sorgfältig auswählen
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• Polish: dobierać (pl) impf, dobrać (pl) pf
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