pick+flaws+in
1pick — pick1 [pik] vt. [ME pykken, var. of picchen, to PITCH2] Weaving to throw (a shuttle) n. 1. one passage or throw of the shuttle of a loom 2. one of the weft threads, or filling yarns pick2 [pik] n. [ …
2pick — pick1 pickable, adj. /pik/, v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 3. to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 4. to… …
3pick — I [[t]pɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) to choose or select, esp. with care 2) to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight[/ex] 3) to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument[/ex] 4) to steal the contents of: to pick a pocket[/ex] 5)… …
4pick — pick1 [ pık ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to choose someone or something from a group: Out of all the girls he could have gone out with, he picked me. pick someone/something for something: She was picked for the school play. pick someone to do… …
5pick — I. /pɪk / (say pik) verb (t) 1. to choose or select carefully. 2. to choose (one s way or steps), as over rough ground or through a crowd. 3. to seek and find occasion for: to pick a quarrel. 4. to seek or find (flaws) in a spirit of fault… …
6pick apart — verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws The paper criticized the new movie Don t knock the food it s free • Syn: ↑knock, ↑criticize, ↑criticise • Ant: ↑praise ( …
7pick over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pick over : present tense I/you/we/they pick over he/she/it picks over present participle picking over past tense picked over past participle picked over 1) pick over something to examine a collection of… …
8pick a hole or holes in — idi pick a hole or holes in, to notice and point out flaws in …
9pick at — eat slowly, eat very little; search for flaws, criticize …
10remonstrate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. protest, expostulate, demur, criticize, find fault, pick flaws, animadvert, censure, scold, nag, deprecate, recriminate, decry, frown upon, disparage, disapprove, object, argue, reason with; see also complain 1 , object ,… …
