/p?k/tolookcarefullyat agroupof things,choosingtheonesyouwantor gettingridof theonesyou do notwant:All theclothesat thesalehad beenthoroughlypickedover and there was nothingniceleft.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTaking and choosing
adopt
adopted
adoption
appoint
bags I...idiom
either-or
elect
empanel
faute de mieux
favoured
go forsomeone
picker
plump
select
selection
selective
selectively
selectivity
selector
skim
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pick over something| American Dictionary
pick oversomething
phrasal verbwithpickverb[T]us
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/p?k/toexamineagroupof thingscarefullyinordertochoosetheonesyouwant:She picked over thestrawberries,selectingthelargestones.(Definition ofpick over somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/pick-over##