PICK AT STH


Meaning of PICK AT STH in English

1.

to eat food slowly, taking small amounts or bites because you are not hungry

2.

to pull or touch sth several times :

He tried to undo the knot by picking at it with his fingers.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.