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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pick a fight en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpɪk ə ˈfaɪt/ (General-American)
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Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
picked a fight Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
picked a fight Tense=Past lexicographic
picking a fight Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pick fights alternative lexicographic
picks a fight Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

look for trouble

Synonyms

pick a quarrel

Translations (11)

fi haastaa riitaa (Translations) · vi cà khịa (Translations) · it attaccare briga (Translations) · grc ἅπτομαι μάχης (Translations) · pt procurar briga (Translations) · es buscar una pelea (Translations) · es provocar una pelea (Translations) · de Streit suchen (Translations) · pt comprar brigar (Translations) · es iniciar una pelea (Translations) · tyz cà khí (Translations)