pick a quarrel

: to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument

: to remove bit by bit

: to remove covering or adhering matter from

: a blow or stroke with a pointed instrument

: the act or privilege of choosing or selecting : choice

: the best or choicest one

: a heavy wooden-handled iron or steel tool pointed at one or both ends — compare mattock

: toothpick

: picklock

: to throw or thrust with effort : hurl

: to throw (a shuttle) across the loom

: the act of pitching or throwing

: something thrown

: a throw of the shuttle

: a square-headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow

: a ground of dispute or complaint

: a usually verbal conflict between antagonists : altercation

: to find fault

: to contend or dispute actively