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pick up
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (cx rare English) (alternative form of pickup English) vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise. 2 (lb en transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing. 3 (lb en transitive or intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized ...
Wikipedia
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Pick Up is the second full-length album from Amsterdam -based artist Solex . It was released as follow-up to Solex Vs. the Hitmeister on 14 September 1999 on the Matador Records label. The album has a more complex sound than the debut and features several ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. take and lift upward [syn: lift up , gather up ] take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read" give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway" gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 14c. as a verbal phrase, "lift and take," from pick (v.) + up (adv.). Of persons, "make acquaintance or take along," especially for sexual purposes, 1690s. Meaning "cause (someone) to revive" is from 1857. Sense of "tidy up" is from 1861; that of ...
Usage examples of pick up.
There we are to pick up a small parcel of very important cargo, the loading of which is to be strictly supervised by the local authorities.
I want them to pick up the hearse at Clay's and stay with it, but not too close.
Sammy just hoped that Claire did not pick up on this with her magic perception.
And then add-drop was over and it was either go for it or pick up an incomplete.
So he rented a truck and drove to Richmond to pick up the cartons of cigarettes.
I was going to pick up my Social Security check tonight and get a hotel room somewhere, but Edna showed up with the two clowns.
Later she saw what Della Wetherby had meant in her letter, for when the house was reached, it came as a distinct shock to her to see Jamie pick up his crutches and swing himself out of the carriage with their aid.
When they were done defending themselves from the skimmers' vengeful assaults, both physical and legal, Dragon Lady Enterprises was able to pick up the remains for a song.
Important opportunities to pick up information and apply it spontaneously to the task at hand are lost, and the probability of success in whatever the endeavor declines substantially.