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pick out

pick out


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. choose something: to choose or select something or somebody from among others
She picked out her favorite chocolate.

2. identify somebody from crowd or background: to recognize or distinguish somebody or something from among others or against a background that makes this difficult
I couldn't pick him out in the crowd.

3. music play something note by note: to play a tune slowly, note by note

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