Analysis Complete

pick at

/ pick at /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
eat like a bird
"The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
Type of:
eat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
pluck or pull at with the fingers
"She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"
Type of:
pull
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
express a negative opinion of
"She disparaged her student''s efforts"
Opposites:
flatter blandish
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
pan tear apart trash discredit disgrace
Derived:
disparagement depreciation derogation dispraise detractor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

eat pull knock criticize criticise pan tear apart trash discredit disgrace flatter blandish