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    hand-pick
    /ˌhan(d)ˈpɪk/

    verb

    • 1. select carefully with a particular purpose in mind: "the board's executive director hand-picked the review panel to ensure the vote"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAND-PICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is hand-picked, they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job. He was hand-picked for this job by the Admiral. [be VERB -ed] Sokagakkai was able to hand-pick his successor. [VERB noun] ...his hand-picked successor. [VERB-ed]

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › handpickHandpick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HANDPICK is to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process. How to use handpick in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAND-PICKED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    used to describe someone who has been carefully chosen for a particular job or activity: The 74 year-old has ceded day-to-day control of the company to a hand picked team of managers. be handpicked for sth/to do sth The 35-year-old Australian citizen was hand picked for the post.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hand-pickHand-pick - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    4 days ago · hand-pick. Other forms: hand-picked; hand-picking. Definitions of hand-pick. verb. pick personally and very carefully. “the director hand-picked his new team”. see more see less. type of: pick.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordHAND-PICK - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    If someone is hand-picked, they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job. More Pronunciations of the word 'hand-pick'

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hand-pickHand-pick - definition of hand-pick by The Free Dictionary

    Define hand-pick. hand-pick synonyms, hand-pick pronunciation, hand-pick translation, English dictionary definition of hand-pick. vb to choose or select with great care, as for a special job or purpose Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHAND-PICK - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    Definitions of 'hand-pick' If someone is hand-picked , they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job. More

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › handpickHandpick - definition of handpick by The Free Dictionary

    Define handpick. handpick synonyms, handpick pronunciation, handpick translation, English dictionary definition of handpick. tr.v. hand·picked , hand·pick·ing , hand·picks 1. To gather or pick by hand. 2. To select personally. hand′picked′ adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › handpickHANDPICK Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Handpick definition: to pick by hand. . See examples of HANDPICK used in a sentence.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › handpickHANDPICK Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for HANDPICK: select, choose, pick, take, elect, prefer, designate, name; Antonyms of HANDPICK: refuse, reject, turn down, decline, disapprove, repudiate, discard, negative