pick fights

US/ˌpɪk ˈfaɪts/

A form of pick a fight — To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.

Meanings

verbpick fights (third-person singular simple present picks fights, present participle picking fights, simple past and past participle picked fights)

present singular third person picks fights · participle present picking fights · participle past picked fights · past picked fights

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pick a fight
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APA

pick fights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20fights

MLA

“pick fights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20fights. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick fights,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20fights.

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