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pick (1)
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pick at

pick at


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. eat little food: to eat very little of a meal
He only picked at his breakfast.

2. scrape something with fingernails: to scrape away surface pieces of something with the fingernails

3. nag somebody: to nag or criticize somebody in a petty way ( informal )

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