The difference between Harass and Pick at
When used as verbs, harass means to fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts, whereas pick at means to touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
Harass is also noun with the meaning: devastation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Harass and Pick at
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Harass as a verb:
To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts.
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Harass as a verb:
To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest.
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Harass as a verb:
To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.
Examples:
"To harass good people is no different than speaking ill of them."
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Harass as a noun (obsolete):
devastation; waste
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Harass as a noun (obsolete):
worry; harassment
Examples:
"rfquotek Byron"
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Pick at as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):
To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
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Pick at as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):
To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).