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