"pick over" meaning in All languages combined

See pick over on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: picks over [present, singular, third-person], picking over [participle, present], picked over [participle, past], picked over [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pick_over-en-verb-~ttvWvQp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over)

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