carpo — meaning in English

English meaning

• pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
• pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
• seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

Senses

carpo is used for these senses in English:

• pluck (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
• seize (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).

pick — full definition

1. verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
2. verb To gather or harvest, especially fruit, by pulling it from where it grows.
3. verb To pull at something repeatedly, often with the fingers.
4. verb To open a lock without the proper key, using a thin tool.
5. noun A pointed tool used for digging or breaking up hard ground; a pickaxe.

pluck — full definition

1. verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
2. verb To remove feathers from a bird before cooking it.
3. verb To sound a string on an instrument by pulling and releasing it with the fingers.
4. noun Courage and determination in a difficult situation.

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