picksomeone/somethingout
phrasal verbwithpickverbuk/pɪk/us/pɪk/
(RECOGNIZE)
torecognize,find, or make achoiceamong differentpeopleor things in agroup:
Can youpickout the threedeliberatemistakesin thisparagraph?
Thecriticspickedhim out as theoutstandingmaledancerof thedecade.
- Shepickedout apinkshirtfor me totryon.
- Over 200peopleappliedfor thejoband we had topickout ten tointerview.
- Awitnesspickedout theattackerfrompolicephotos.
- Seeif you canpickout thedrawingthat Rebecca did.
- She couldpickhim out from agroupphoto.
Identifying
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- badged
- badging
- band
- distinguishing
- dog tag
- geotag
- id
- ID card
- identifiable
- microchip
- misidentification
- misidentify
- passport
- pick
- reidentify
- restamp
- signature
- stamp
(EMPHASIZE)
tochooseandemphasize, makeclearer, orhighlightsomeone or something:
The ship'snamewaspickedoutinbrightgoldlettersalong herstern.
Stressing & emphasizing
- accentuate
- accentuation
- all day longidiom
- ass
- believe
- drive/hammersomethinghomeidiom
- drop the micidiom
- exactly
- foreground
- insistence
- intensely
- like blazesidiom
- misemphasis
- overemphasis
- overemphasize
- percent
- ram
- stress
- underscore
- work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourass offidiom