pick off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to remove something by pulling it away from a surface

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   pick something off / pick off something

   Usage: A noun object may follow off or come between the verb and particle. Put a personal pronoun between them: pick it off.

   The tailor used tweezers to pick off the loose threads from the sleeve.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The tailor used tweezers to pick off the loose threads from the sleeve.

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