English Explanatory Dictionary

pick at

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
  2. Synonym of peck at.
  3. To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).

Pronunciation

En-au-pick at.ogg

Word forms

pick at picks at picking at picked at

Synonyms

fiddle with toy with peck at nitpick badger bully find fault pester bait bedevil beleaguer persecute bug devil beset chevy give someone grief harass harry hound pick at plague vex
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