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picked a fight

picked a fight is the simple past and past participle of pick a fight.

Meaning of pick a fight

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.
    Synonyms:
    pick a quarrel

Questions about picked a fight

What is picked a fight the simple past and past participle of?
Picked a fight is the simple past and past participle of pick a fight.

Words near picked a fight in the dictionary

  1. pickchah
  2. pickcheese
  3. pickcheeses
  4. pickchuh
  5. picked
  6. picked a fight
  7. picked a hole in someone's coat
  8. picked a lane
  9. picked a quarrel
  10. picked and chose
  11. picked and chosen

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