Harpoon and Pick

Harpoon

Harpoon verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: she deftly harpooned a shrimp with her skewer and held it over the fire
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Synonyms for Harpoon

Pick and harpoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pick" instead a verb "Harpoon".

Nearby Words: harpooned, harpooning

Pick

Pick verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp

Harpoon and pick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harpoon" instead a verb "Pick".

Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

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How words are described

long long harpoon long pick
original original harpoon original pick
single single harpoon single pick
simple simple harpoon simple pick
Other adjectives: powerful, wooden, final, less, random, giant.

Both words in one sentence

  • Many people pick them up because they're pretty... and get a deadly neurotoxic harpoon stuck right into them!
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