pick on

English

Verb

pick on (third-person singular simple present picks on, present participle picking on, simple past and past participle picked on)

1. (transitive) To bully, harass or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.

   Hey! Quit picking on your brother.

   • 1998, Korn (band), Reclaim my Place (song)

     Had no friends, picked on 'cause I was weak

2. (transitive) To select (a person) for a task, etc.

   The teacher picked on me to answer the question.

Synonyms

• pester, pick at

Translations

bully, bother, or harass

• French: embêter (fr)
• German: herumhacken auf (de), schikanieren (de), mobben (de), hänseln (de)
• Hungarian: pikkel (hu)
• Irish: pioc ar
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• Italian: aversela
• Japanese: いじめる (ja) (ijimeru)
• Romanian: hărțui (ro)
• Spanish: hostigar (es), meterse con, hacer rabiar