picking

Look for and gather

• Pilfer or rob

• Select carefully from a group

• Take small bites of

• Eat intermittently

• Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of guitar strings

• Pay for something

• Remove in small bits

• Provoke

• The quantity of a crop that is harvested

• Harass with constant criticism

• Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits, as of chickens or fruit