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To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Hey! Quit picking on your brother.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To select (a person) for a task, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The teacher picked on me to answer the question.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
embêter
— bully, bother, or harass
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German:
herumhacken auf
— bully, bother, or harass
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German:
schikanieren
— bully, bother, or harass
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German:
mobben
— bully, bother, or harass
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German:
hänseln
— bully, bother, or harass
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Hungarian:
pikkel
— bully, bother, or harass
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Irish:
pioc ar
— bully, bother, or harass
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Italian:
aversela
— bully, bother, or harass
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Japanese:
いじめる
(ijimeru)
— bully, bother, or harass
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Portuguese:
implicar
— bully, bother, or harass
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Portuguese:
meter-se
— bully, bother, or harass
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Romanian:
hărțui
— bully, bother, or harass
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Spanish:
hostigar
— bully, bother, or harass
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Spanish:
meterse con
— bully, bother, or harass
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Spanish:
hacer rabiar
— bully, bother, or harass
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Spanish:
tomárselas con
— bully, bother, or harass
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Spanish:
agarrársela[s] con
(Americanism)
— bully, bother, or harass
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Spanish:
lornear
— bully, bother, or harass
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Turkish:
sataşmak
— bully, bother, or harass
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Turkish:
bulaşmak
— bully, bother, or harass
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Turkish:
zorbalamak
— bully, bother, or harass
