pick at

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verb

1. pluck or pull at with the fingers (Freq. 1)
- She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse
• Syn:
pluck at, pull at
• Hypernyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. eat like a bird
- The anorexic girl just picks at her food
• Syn:
peck at, peck
• Hypernyms:
eat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something (for: peck at)
- Somebody ----s something
- They pick at more bread
3. express a negative opinion of
- She disparaged her student's efforts
• Syn:
disparage, belittle
• Ant:
flatter (for: disparage)
• Derivationally related forms:
disparagement (for: disparage), disparager (for: disparage)
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Hyponyms:
pan, tear apart, trash, discredit, disgrace,
disgrace, depreciate, vilipend, minimize, belittle,
denigrate, derogate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody