pick up

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
2. (transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing.
3. (transitive) To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch or contract (a disease).
4. (intransitive, transitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.
5. (transitive) To collect a passenger.
6. (transitive) To collect and detain (a suspect).
7. (transitive) To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
8. (intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
9. (intransitive) To restart or resume.
10. To reach and continue along (a road).
11. (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
12. (transitive) To receive (a radio signal or the like).
13. (transitive) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.
14. (transitive) To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
15. (intransitive, transitive, with-on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
16. (intransitive, transitive) To answer a telephone.
17. (intransitive) To receive calls; to function correctly.
18. (transitive) To pay for.
19. (transitive) To reduce the despondency of.
20. (transitive) To take control (physically) of something.
21. (transitive) To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
22. (transitive) To record; to notch up.
23. To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
24. (US, transitive) To promote somebody who was previously passed over.

Noun

Rare form of pickup.

pickup

• Noun
• Verb

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Opposite of

put down, drop off, mess up

Synonyms

collect

gather

take

lift

get

raise

lift up

gather up

find

🔍

take up

assemble

catch

hold

grab

carry

pick

⛏️

choose

harvest

select

improve

pick out

receive

peck

call for

meet

lay hold

take out

see

👀

perk up

fetch

amass

heave

hold up

lay hold of

gain vigor

uplift

rally

reap

accept

🉑

percolate

elevate

acquire

perk

get up

learn

discover

cull

recover

hoist

accumulate

Translations

prendre

ramasser

recoger

raccogliere

aufheben

sammeln

rapen

pegar

verzamelen

captar

coger

recueillir

oogsten

plukken

collecteren

Sentences

Just pick up a first aid kit to restore your health .