to pick out (a person, thing) from a large number; show what or which one wants by taking (something)

pick, select

of choose

pick, select

(of a committee) to add a person as a member by the votes of those who are already members

pick, select

to select (things) (from a group)

pick out for reason

to look at (a person, thing) carefully in order to learn something; to put questions to (a person) in order to test knowledge or get information

analyse, test

an apparatus used for holding back solid substances in a liquid passed through it

separate to refine; seep through

to collect (news, facts in small quantities)

pick out, collect

to put (something), separate (something) by putting, through a sieve; to examine something carefully

take out residue; remove impurities