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Definition of pick on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pick on

phrasal verb
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pick on somebody/something
  1. to treat somebody unfairly, by blaming, criticizing or punishing them
    • She was picked on by the other girls because of her size.
  2. to choose somebody/something
    • He picked on two of her statements which he said were untrue.
See pick on in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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alloy
noun
 
 
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Physics and chemistry
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