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   pick up

   • ▪ take hold of and lift or move someone or something
   • ▪ answer a phone call
   • ▪ pay the bill for something, especially when others have contributed to the expense
   • ▪ tidy a room or building
   • ▪ put something away neatly
   • ▪ take hold of and lift up one's ball, especially when conceding a hole
   • ▪ go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car
   • ▪ stop for someone to board a train, boat, etc.
   • ▪ arrest someone
   • ▪ casually strike up a conversation with a stranger, with the aim of having sex with them
   • ▪ return to a point made by someone in order to criticize it
   • ▪ make someone feel more energetic and cheerful
   • ▪ stand up again after a fall
   • ▪ collect something that has been left elsewhere
   • ▪ obtain, acquire, or learn something, especially in an informal way
   • ▪ catch an illness or infection
   • ▪ become better; improve
   • ▪ become stronger; increase
   • ▪ detect or receive a signal or sound, especially by means of electronic apparatus
   • ▪ become aware of or sensitive to something
   • ▪ find and take a particular road or route
   • ▪ resume something
   • ▪ refer to or develop a point or topic mentioned earlier
   • ▪ (of an object or colour) attractively accentuate the colour of something else by being of a similar shade

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of pick someone/something up in English - Cambridge...

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   to learn interesting or useful information from someone or something: The nurse had picked up the information from a conversation she overheard. More examples.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPICKUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PICKUP definition: 1. the act of picking someone or something up, or the place where it happens: 2. a person who is…. Learn more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pickupPickup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : the act of collecting someone or something to be carried or transported away. Is your order for pickup or delivery?

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPICK UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone picks up a point or topic that has already been mentioned, or if they pick up on it, they refer to it or develop it. Can I just pick up that gentleman's point? [ VERB PARTICLE noun ]

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pick-uppick up | meaning of pick up in Longman Dictionary of...

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   pick up meaning, definition, what is pick up: to lift something or someone up: Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pick upPick up - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. gather or collect. “She picked up the children at the day care center”. “They pick up our trash twice a week”. synonyms: call for, collect, gather up. see more. verb. buy casually or spontaneously. “I picked up some food for a snack”.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpickup noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of pickup noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pick+upPick up - definition of pick up by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked. 2. a. To gather in; harvest: They were picking cotton. b. To gather the harvest from: picked the field in one day. 3. a. To remove the outer covering of; pluck: pick a chicken clean of feathers. b. To tear off bit by bit: pick meat from the bones. 4.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpick up phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of pick up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.dictionary.com › browse › pick--upPICK-UP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    Pick-up definition: an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.. See examples of PICK-UP used in a sentence.