Search Result for "pick at":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. pluck or pull at with the fingers;
- Example: "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"
[syn: pick at, pluck at, pull at]

2. eat like a bird;
- Example: "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
[syn: pick at, peck at, peck]

3. express a negative opinion of;
- Example: "She disparaged her student's efforts"
[syn: disparage, belittle, pick at]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pick at
    v 1: pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at
         the buttons of her blouse" [syn: pick at, pluck at,
         pull at]
    2: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
       [syn: pick at, peck at, peck]
    3: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
       efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant:
       blandish, flatter]