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31pick at — (something) to eat food in small pieces and without enjoyment. He eats very little, picking at his food with his fork. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of pick at something (= to try to remove small pieces of something with your fingers) …
32pick on — (someone) to treat someone unfairly by criticizing or punishing them. What could have caused so many people to pick on him? My sister was always picked on at school …
33pick at — / pick on [v] nag, provoke badger, bait, blame, bully, carp, cavil, criticize, find fault, foment, get at*, get to*, goad, hector, incite, instigate, quibble, start, tease, torment; concepts 7,19,52 Ant. compliment, praise …
34pick on — pick at / pick on [v] nag, provoke badger, bait, blame, bully, carp, cavil, criticize, find fault, foment, get at*, get to*, goad, hector, incite, instigate, quibble, start, tease, torment; concepts 7,19,52 Ant. compliment, praise …
35pick at — ► pick at 1) repeatedly pull at (something) with one s fingers. 2) eat in small amounts. Main Entry: ↑pick …
36pick on — ► pick on single out for unfair treatment. Main Entry: ↑pick …
37pick up — ► pick up 1) go to collect. 2) improve or increase. 3) informal casually strike up a relationship with (someone) as a sexual overture. 4) return to (an earlier point or topic). 5) obtain, acquire, or learn. 6) become aware of or sensitive to. 7) …
38pick|er-up — «PIHK uhr uhp», noun, plural pick|ers up. a person who picks up: »a picker up of words, a picker up of trifles …
39pick´et|er — pick|et «PIHK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to make a fence or to tie a horse to: »The dogs were afraid to jump the pickets of the fence. 2. a small body of troops, or a single man, posted at some place to …
40pick|et — «PIHK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to make a fence or to tie a horse to: »The dogs were afraid to jump the pickets of the fence. 2. a small body of troops, or a single man, posted at some place to watch… …
