Sin″gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Singled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Singling (?).] 1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.
Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the dark. Bacon.
His blood! she faintly screamed her mind
Still singling one from all mankind. More.
2. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
An agent singling itself from consorts. Hooker.
3. To take alone, or one by one.
Men... commendable when they are singled. Hooker.