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Verb pick at has 3 senses
- pick at, pluck at, pull at - pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"
--1 is one way to pull
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- pick at, peck at, peck - eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
--2 is one way to eat
Sample sentence:
They pick at more bread
- disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
--3 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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