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[1] |
pick out
,
select
,
choose
,
cull
,
sort out
,
hand-pick
,
single out
,
opt for
,
fix/decide upon/on
,
elect
,
settle upon/on
,
screen (out)
,
sift (out)
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[2] |
pluck
,
gather
,
collect
,
harvest
,
bring/take in
,
garner
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[3] |
provoke
,
foment
,
incite
,
start
,
initiate
,
work/stir up
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[4] |
pick at
,
criticize
,
carp at
,
find fault with
,
cavil (at/about)
,
quibble (at/about)
,
pick on
,
nag (at)
,
niggle (at)
,
harass
,
pester
,
annoy
,
irritate
,
bother nibble (at)
,
peck at
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[5] |
pick off
,
shoot (down)
,
kill
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[6] |
pick on
,
bully
,
ride
,
intimidate
,
abuse
,
browbeat
,
badger
,
harry
,
hector
,
harass
,
tease
,
taunt
,
needle
,
torment
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[7] |
pick out
,
discern
,
distinguish
,
tell apart
,
make out
,
recognize
,
separate
,
discriminate
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[8] |
pick up
,
raise (up)
,
lift (up)
,
heft
,
hoist
,
take up gather
,
collect
,
glean
,
take up tidy (up)
,
neaten
,
straighten up/out
,
clean (up) acquire
,
learn
,
become acquainted with
,
master
,
(Colloq) get the hang of acquire
,
find
,
come by
,
get hold of
,
obtain
,
buy
,
purchase
,
get improve
,
get better
,
gain
,
make headway
,
recover
,
perk up
,
rally
,
recoup
,
(make) progress
,
move ahead
,
increase
,
(Colloq) make a comeback accelerate
,
speed up arrest
,
apprehend
,
take into custody
,
(Colloq) pinch
,
collar
,
nab
,
bust
,
run in
,
pull in
,
(Brit) nick call for
,
give a lift/ride to
,
collect
,
go for/(US) after
,
go to get meet
,
introduce oneself to
,
strike up an acquaintance with
,
accost
,
make advances to catch
,
come down with
,
contract
,
get
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[9] |
pluck
,
cull
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[10] |
blame
,
find fault
|
[11] |
clean
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[12] |
foot
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[13] |
pluck
,
plunk
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[14] |
break up
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[15] |
peck
,
beak
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[16] |
nibble
,
piece
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