"pick a fight" meaning in English

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        "To deliberately provoke someone into fighting."
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          "word": "pick a quarrel"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "haastaa riitaa"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "Streit suchen"
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          "roman": "háptomai mákhēs",
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          "word": "ἅπτομαι μάχης"
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          "word": "procurar briga"
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          "word": "comprar brigar"
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          "word": "cà khí"
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          "word": "cà khịa"
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      "word": "pick a quarrel"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "haastaa riitaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Streit suchen"
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      "roman": "háptomai mákhēs",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ἅπτομαι μάχης"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "procurar briga"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "comprar brigar"
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      "word": "cà khí"
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