pick up

verbs

take and lift upward
gather up, lift up, pick up
take up by hand
"He picked up the book and started to read"
pick up
is a type of (narrower)
make physical contact with, come in contact with
"Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
touch
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
"We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
pick up
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pickup
is a type of (narrower)
move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
transport
gather or collect
"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
call for, collect, gather up, pick up
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pickup
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see
get in addition, as an increase
"The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
pick up
is a type of (narrower)
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
"She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
acquire, get
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
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pickup
buy casually or spontaneously
"I picked up some food for a snack"
pick up
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domain category
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
is a type of (narrower)
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
"The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
buy, purchase
register (perceptual input)
"pick up a signal"
pick up, receive
lift out or reflect from a background
"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
pick up
is a type of (narrower)
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
"This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
bring out, set off
meet someone for sexual purposes
"he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
pick up
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pickup
is a type of (narrower)
get together socially or for a specific purpose
get together, meet
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
"Music can uplift your spirits"
elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
improve significantly; go from bad to good
"Her performance in school picked up"
pick up, turn around
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
"I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"
catch, pick up
eat by pecking at, like a bird
peck, pick up
gain or regain energy
"I picked up after a nap"
gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up
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pickup