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picked over

picked over is the simple past and past participle of pick over.

Meaning of pick over

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among.

Questions about picked over

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

Words near picked over in the dictionary

  1. picked one's nose
  2. picked one's way
  3. picked oneself up off the floor
  4. picked out
  5. picked out of a hat
  6. picked over
  7. picked quarrels
  8. picked sides
  9. picked someone's brain
  10. picked the wrong horse
  11. picked through

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