pick over

verb

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

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sieve out
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Meanings

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

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

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbseparate or remove

Similar
sieve out
Broader
choosetakeselect
Also see
sieve out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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