Pick and Strain

Pick

Pick verb - To catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use.

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

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

Strain verb - To injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure.

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Pick and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pick" instead a verb "Strain".

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

common	common pick	common strain
original	original pick	original strain
single	single pick	single strain
strong	strong pick	strong strain
Other adjectives: great, early, final, less, last, eponymous, airborne.

In The Omega Strain, Imani Gray tells you to pick up a body and move it around during the training mission, saying that you may have to do it out in the field.

Source: Video Game / Syphon Filter aka: Syphon Filter The Omega Strain
Spin-Off Super Strength: Taro can pick up a hundred-kilogram (about 200 pounds) case of sushi at arm's length without visible strain.

Source: Manga / Naqua-Den
Pick your poison: Loads and Loads of Loading so your hardware isn't put under too much strain as you move from one area to the next, or Loads And Loads of Lagging as your hardware bakes itself trying to render it all.

Source: Space Compression

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