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pick fault

pick fault verb: to make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.

Verb

pick fault (third-person singular simple present picks fault, present participle picking fault, simple past and past participle picked fault)

  1. To make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.

Forms of pick fault

third-person singular presentpicks fault
present participlepicking fault
past participlepicked fault
pastpicked fault

Questions about pick fault

What does pick fault mean?
Pick fault means to make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.
What part of speech is pick fault?
Pick fault is a verb.
What is the past tense of pick fault?
The past tense of pick fault is picked fault.

Words near pick fault in the dictionary

  1. pick by order
  2. pick by voice
  3. PICK chart
  4. pick corners
  5. pick dressing
  6. pick fault
  7. pick fights
  8. pick flowers
  9. pick from a hat
  10. pick gooseberry
  11. pick gun

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