pick

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s/he is back from having picked potatoes
s/he picks sweetgrass without cleaning it as s/he goes along (i.e., without removing withered blades and other waste)
s/he is back from having picked berries
place where s/he picks it (berry, fiddlehead, sweetgrass, etc.)
s/he goes around picking or gathering it, goes around picking it up
(on ice, in dark) s/he uses foot to pick path
s/he picked h/, can pick h/ (berry, etc.)
s/he likes the sound of it, is eager to hear it; s/he is sensitive to the sound of it, can pick it out from among other sounds
s/he wants to select or pick it, is going to select or pick it
s/he hunts h/ (deer, bear, etc.); s/he is out to get h/, is after h/ (enemy, runaway); s/he picks h/ (apple, pear, etc.)
s/he hunts or gathers
(plant, medicine, fruit) s/he hunts for it, picks it
s/he hunts for or picks something belonging to h/, s/he picks it for h/; s/he is out to get something or someone belonging to h/
s/he always wants to fight, is always picking a fight
s/he starts picking berries
s/he picks fiddleheads
one who picks a crop (especially, potatoes), picker
s/he picks h/ brain, asks h/ all kinds of questions
s/he wins a lot from h/; (with plural direct object) s/he picks or gathers a lot of them (berries, clams, etc.)
s/he gets a lot of it, picks or gathers a lot of it, wins a lot of it
s/he gets a lot, picks or gathers a lot, wins a lot (of something)
s/he picks h/ and puts h/ in barrel or basket (usually with plural direct object, e.g., apples, strawberries)
s/he picks it and puts it in barrel or basket (usually with plural direct object, e.g., potatoes, blueberries)
s/he chooses h/, selects h/, votes for h/, picks h/ out (one of various choices); s/he picks h/ (berry, fruit); s/he picks h/ up (object left on floor, ground)
s/he chooses it, selects it, votes for it (one of various choices); s/he picks it (berry, fruit, sweetgrass); s/he picks it up (object left on floor, ground)