Word

pick at, v.
freq. cnt. 1

pluck or pull at with the fingers
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

pick at pluck at pull at

"She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

express a negative opinion of
<verb.communication>

belittle disparage pick at

"She disparaged her student's efforts"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

eat like a bird
<verb.consumption>

peck peck at pick at

"The anorexic girl just picks at her food"

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semantic pointers

hypernym