Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick apart

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: pick- a-part
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.

verb

To review or analyse in great detail

Transitive verb

verb

To review or analyse in great detail

Transitive verb

verb

To overcome by skilled execution.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The quarterback picked apart the secondary defense in the first half."
"Moyes, who never won a derby at Liverpool in 11 years as Everton manager, did not find the Etihad any more forgiving as City picked United apart in midfield, where Toure looked in a different class to United's £27.5m new boy Marouane Fellaini, and in defence as Aguero tormented Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

picks apart (present, singular) picking apart (participle, present) picked apart (participle, past) picked apart (past)

Synonyms

knock criticize criticise

Questions

What does pick apart mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.

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