ピック
Meanings
1
General term for a small flat tool used to pluck strings of a guitar, shamisen, etc.
I use a pick when I play the guitar.
2
ice pick
abbreviation
Abbreviation of アイスピック. A pointed tool for breaking ice.
See also: アイスピック
The bartender broke the ice with an ice pick.
3
A digging tool with a pointed end; synonymous with つるはし.
See also: つるはし
The miner broke the rock with a pickaxe.
4
The pointed metal part of an ice axe used in mountaineering.
The pick of the ice axe bit firmly into the ice.
5
lock pick
A tool for manipulating the components of a lock without the key.
The locksmith opened the door using a lock pick.
Usage patterns
- ピックで〈物〉を弾くto pluck (a string instrument) with a pick
He plucks the guitar strings with a pick.
- ピックで〈物〉を割るto break something (ice) with an ice pick
I broke the ice with an ice pick.
- ピックで〈場所〉を掘るto dig (ground, rock) with a pickaxe
The worker dug into the hard ground with a pickaxe.
- ピックで〈物〉を開けるto open (a lock) using a lock pick
The thief opened the lock with a pick.