(1):

(n.) The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.

(2):

(n.) The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.

(3):

(n.) That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.

(4):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pick

(5):

(n.) Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.

(6):

(n.) The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.

(7):

(n.) Rough sorting of ore.

(8):

(n.) Overburned bricks.

(9):

(a.) Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.

(10):

(a.) Nice; careful.