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Pick Up (Verb)

Meaning¹

Meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

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Pickup (noun)

Meaning²

Lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning³

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".

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Pickup (noun)

Meaning⁴

Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits".

Examples

The radio was able to pick up a faint signal from a nearby station after adjusting the antenna.
Scientists have been trying to pick up the bio-signatures of potential life forms from distant planets using advanced telescopes.
The sensitive microphones were able to pick up the sound of footsteps coming from the abandoned hallway.
Experts used high-tech equipment to pick up the subtle vibrations in the seismic data that indicated an impending earthquake.
Researchers hoped the highly sensitive sensors would be able to pick up the faint changes in ocean temperature that could forecast a tsunami.

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".