pick over
verb
picked over; picking over; picks over
transitive verb
: to examine in order to select the best or remove the unwanted
Word History
First Known Use
1732, in the meaning defined above
picks over
verb
as in scans
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- scans
- audits
- surveys
- checks (out)
- scrutinizes
- reviews
- reinspects
- inspects
- researches
- studies
- delves (into)
- views
- examines
- investigates
- explores
- cons
- probes
- plumbs
- notices
- rereviews
- oversees
- resurveys
- overlooks
- watches
- analyzes
- combs
- peruses
- observes
- dissects
- pores (over)
- parses
- classifies
- categorizes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- glances (at or over)
- misses
- skims
- nostrums
- Nosu
- nosus
- nosy
- nosy parker
- not
- not (even) blink
- not (in) the least
- not (too) shabby
- not a bad thing
- not a bit
- not a bit of it
- not a blind bit
- not a dry eye in the house
- not a lot of
- not a moment too soon
- not a penny less
- not a penny less/more
- not a penny more
- not a pretty sight
- not a problem
- not a sausage
- not a/one bit
- not all there
- not amount to much