pick on

English

Verb

(transitive) To bully, harass or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
Hey! Quit picking on your brother.
(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)
Italian: aversela

Japanese: いじめる (ja) (ijimeru)
Romanian: hărțui (ro)
Spanish: hostigar (es), meterse con, hacer rabiar

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