handpick

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verb

To pick or harvest by hand.

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person handpicks · participle present handpicking · participle past handpicked · past handpicked · alternative hand-pick

  1. transitiveTo pick or harvest by hand.

    Synonyms: hand-select

  2. transitiveTo select carefully and with individual attention.

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

    Synonyms: hand-select

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo pick or harvest by hand.

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hand-select

verbTo select carefully and with individual attention.

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hand-select
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hand-select

Origin

From hand + pick.

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Translations

Finnish poimia, valita
  • poimiaTo select carefully with individual attention
  • valitaTo select carefully with individual attention
German von Hand verlesen, von Hand lesen
  • von Hand verlesenTo select carefully with individual attention
  • von Hand lesenTo select carefully with individual attention
  • sorgfältig auswählenTo select carefully with individual attention
Polish dobierać, dobrać
  • dobieraćTo select carefully with individual attention
  • dobraćTo select carefully with individual attention
Portuguese escolher a dedo, selecionar
  • escolher a dedoTo select carefully with individual attention
  • selecionarTo select carefully with individual attention
Russian подбирать, подобрать
  • подбирать (podbiratʹ)To select carefully with individual attention
  • подобрать (podobratʹ)To select carefully with individual attention
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APA

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MLA

“handpick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handpick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handpick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handpick.

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