Definition of
Pick Up
- (verb, motion) take and lift upward
- (verb, contact) take up by hand
- (verb, motion) give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
- (verb, possession) gather or collect
She picked up the children at the day care center
They pick up our trash twice a week - (verb, cognition) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
I see that you have been promoted - (verb, possession) get in addition, as an increase
- (verb, contact) take into custody
- (verb, possession) buy casually or spontaneously
- (verb, perception) register (perceptual input)
- (verb, change) lift out or reflect from a background
His eyes picked up his smile - (verb, social) meet someone for sexual purposes
- (verb, emotion) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- (verb, change) improve significantly; go from bad to good
- (verb, perception) perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
He caught the allusion in her glance
ears open to catch every sound
The dog picked up the scent
Catch a glimpse - (verb, consumption) eat by pecking at, like a bird
- (verb, body) gain or regain energy
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Pick Up
apprehend, arrest, call for, catch, collar, collect, cop, discover, elate, find out, gain vigor, gather up, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, intoxicate, learn, lift up, nab, nail, peck, percolate, perk, perk up, receive, see, turn around, uplift
Alternate forms of Pick Up
Derivations: pickup
Hyponyms: ascertain, beatify, catch, discover, exalt, exhilarate, find, get the goods, hear, inebriate, puff, thrill, tickle pink, trip up, wise up
Hypernyms: acquire, ameliorate, better, bring out, bring up, buy, clutch, comprehend, convalesce, eat, elevate, excite, get, get together, get up, improve, lift, meet, meliorate, perceive, prehend, purchase, raise, recover, recuperate, seize, set off, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, touch, transport
Words that sound like Pick Up
pacify, pageboy, pasiphae, pass by, pass off, pass up, passive, pcp, pea soup, peace pipe, peekaboo, phase iv, pick off, pick-off, pickup, piss-up, pius v, pius vi, pius vii, pizza pie, pizza shop, possessive, pousse-cafe, psf, psophia, psych up, psyop, push up, pushup, pussy's-paw, pussy-paw
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