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specialist, diplomate, Brit navy surgeon, Colloq doc, medico,
medic, US man, Slang sawbones, bones: You ought to see a
physician if the pain persists.
physique n. build, figure, body, frame, shape, bodily structure, form,
Slang chassis, US bod, built: She has the physique of an Amazon
but the disposition of a lamb.
16.4 pick...
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pick v. 1 Often, pick out. select, choose, cull, sort out,
hand-pick, single out, opt for, fix or decide upon or on, elect,
settle upon or on, screen (out), sift (out): Melanie was picked
to succeed Hubert as president. 2 pluck, gather, collect,
harvest, bring or take in, garner: Scores of extra workers were
brought in to pick apples. 3 provoke, foment, incite, start,
initiate, work or stir up: He tried to pick an argument with me
about who is taller. 4 pick at. a criticize, carp at, find
fault with, cavil (at or about), quibble (at or about), pick on,
nag (at), niggle (at), harass, pester, annoy, irritate, bother:
Stop picking at your brother! b nibble (at), peck at: We can't
get him to eat a thing, he just picks at his food. 5 pick off.
shoot (down), kill: We picked them off one by one as they
emerged from the trench. 6 pick on. bully, ride, intimidate,
abuse, browbeat, badger, harry, hector, harass, tease, taunt,
needle, torment: Robert must learn not to pick on the smaller
boys. 7 pick out. a See 1, above. b discern, distinguish,
tell apart, make out, recognize, separate, discriminate: I was
able to pick out a distant rider, approaching swiftly. From
amongst the forest sounds she picked out the song of the
nightingale. 8 pick up. a raise (up), lift (up), heft, hoist,
take up: The stone is too heavy to pick up. Please pick up that
piece of paper. b gather, collect, glean, take up: I wish you
would pick up your clothes. c tidy (up), neaten, straighten up
or out, clean (up): She refuses to continue to pick up after
him. d acquire, learn, become acquainted with; master; Colloq
get the hang of: We picked up a little Spanish on our holiday.
e acquire, find, come by, get hold of, obtain; buy, purchase,
get: Basil picked up a few bad habits in the army. Let's pick
up a bottle of wine on the way. f improve, get better, gain,
make headway, recover, perk up, rally, recoup, (make) progress,