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picks over

picks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 picks over

What is picks over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Picks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pick over.

Words near picks over in the dictionary

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

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