"pick fault" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: picks fault [present, singular, third-person], picking fault [participle, present], picked fault [participle, past], picked fault [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pick fault (third-person singular simple present picks fault, present participle picking fault, simple past and past participle picked fault)
  1. To make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.
    Sense id: en-pick_fault-en-verb-i3I2a~yK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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