"pick apart" meaning in All languages combined

See pick apart on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-pick apart.ogg Forms: picks apart [present, singular, third-person], picking apart [participle, present], picked apart [participle, past], picked apart [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pick apart (third-person singular simple present picks apart, present participle picking apart, simple past and past participle picked apart)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.
    Sense id: en-pick_apart-en-verb-Gm-74coF
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To review or analyse in great detail Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-pick_apart-en-verb-X-oteZl1
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To review or analyse in great detail
    (idiomatic, transitive) To criticise (especially small details).
    Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-pick_apart-en-verb-8mN-yq1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "apart", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 37 28 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "apart": 24 21 39 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 18 51 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 24 51 19
  4. (idiomatic, transitive, sports) To overcome by skilled execution. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-pick_apart-en-verb-31wW2k6C Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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