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pick-up
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pickup \Pick"up\, or Pick-up \Pick"-up`\, n. [Colloq., Cant, or Slang]
Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) same as Brush b.
One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.
a social companion for the evening who is met without prior arrangement, as at a singles bar; also, the act of joining with such a companion in that fashion.
(Automobiles) acceleration; a measure of the ability of a vehicle to accelerate.
(Electronics) a component of a phonograph which contains the stylus and also components for converting the vibrations of the stylus into electrical impulses for subsequent processing into sound; often referred to as a cartridge; also, the process of converting vibrations into electrical impulses.
(Electronics) the conversion of sound or light into electrical signals in a sound or image recording or transmitting device.
(Vehicles) a small truck having an enclosed driver's compartment (cab) but an open rear with usually low sides and a tailgate. Also called pickup truck.
a hitchhiker who has been picked up.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (alternative form of pickup English) 2 An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also '''pick-up line''', '''pick-up joint''', '''pickup artist'''. 3 The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle. The time the act occurs. 4 (context attributive English) An impromptu athletic game. 5 (context tennis English) An instance of retrieving the ball, usually from a low, difficult position.
Wikipedia
In filmmaking, a pick-up is a small, relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment footage already shot. When entire scenes are redone, it is referred to as a re-shoot. Both of these types of shots usually occur after continuity, logic, or quality issues are identified during the film editing process. In other words, such shots are occurring months after the sets have been struck, the costumes and props have been stored, and all the cast and most of the crew have moved on to other projects. If these issues had been identified during principal photography, the director would simply have asked for another take. Thus, the director and producer must carefully balance the cost of reuniting key cast and crew members on set against whether the pick-ups or re-shoots are absolutely necessary to fix plot holes (or worse) in the final cut.
The three movies in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, were filmed back to back, and so used pick-up shots. The three films in The Hobbit trilogy, also directed by Jackson, used similar techniques.
Pick-Up is a 1933 American Pre-Code crime film starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft. The movie was directed by Marion Gering.
Pick-up is a 1975 film directed by Bernard Hirschenson, marketed as an exploitation film full of sexy hippies, but praised by some critics for deeper artistic qualities.
PICK-UP is a Ukrainian alternative rock band from Kiev, in existence since 2005. Members of the group are Kostya Leontovich (vocals, guitar), Michael Orlov (bass guitar), Danil Kalashnikov(drums). The group has developed a so-called "PICK-UP Sound" — a combination of many musical styles, heavy guitar sound and drive, decorated with beautiful electronic improvisations. In their songs the band raises themes of love, relationships, emotions, beliefs, and social problems. The name of the band is not just a combination of words, but the idea that their songs can lift the spirit of the people. In autumn 2009, they released the song "Bilshe Positiva" (More Positive), which hit the rotation of many radio stations in Ukraine, including Radio NRJ, and Europa Plus. In April 2010 the band signed with an American company iUA Music and releases EP "Closer" worldwide. While remaining an independent artist, PICK-UP organized something that is the epitome of creativity of each participant.
Usage examples of "pick-up".
I walked over to her bed and collapsed on it, and the next thing I knew she was shaking my shoulder and telling me that it was six in the morning and it was time to take the truck back to the Acme Fertilizer Company and make another pick-up.
I was ready to call it quits and give up on the reward and just spend the next few years enjoying a little pre-connubial bliss, she told me that I was all through going to Acme Fertilizer Company and would now be making my pick-ups at the Prime Fish Hatcheries.
He glanced back at Arnica standing by the rear wheel of the pick-up, her face averted, then motioned for us to get back into the car.
Then, unerringly directing his face toward the camera pick-up, Bevel grinned.
As Chuck and I climbed into the cab of my battered old Ford pick-up, Chubby sidled across like a racecourse tipster, speaking out of the corner of his mouth.
Deirdre was well on her way to the Bus Eireann pick-up point in Dingle Town that would take her to Tralee train station, and thence to the farthest point in Ireland she could contemplate, when I overtook her on the road.
He then explained at length how the dolphin had been purchased and trained at a dolphinarium in America until she could have made the pick-up blindfolded.
She strolled for an hour, bought a seafood cocktail and a pretzel from sidewalk stalls, sat watching the fishing boats tied up along the Embarcadero, found herself in conversation with other strollers from time to time, discouraged two pick-up attempts without giving offence, and listened to a three-man group playing in Ghirardelli Square.
Foreigners mostly, some fanciable chicks, could be a good pick-up joint.
Gangs of young men went out into the world armed only with the buzzing, howling and chiming of single-coil and Humbucker pick-ups and the clatter of drums, screaming their war cries and moaning their laments.
As the pick-up ground to a halt the leader of the Taliban group gestured with his Kalashnikov, ordering us out.
Crawling on his hands and knees, Summet saw that that diggers at the bottom were strewn on the white like black pick-up sticks, each man holding on in the hope that the shaking would stop.
These three were recent pick-ups and Tanager was inclined to believe that those men who had been detained during the time of the assault on the Dubois child were necessarily innocent of the Hadley murder.
A bonfire burned in the middle of the square and a pick-up Tzigane orchestra stood around it playing Gypsy melodies.
Still careful, he shifted his grip to the belt, sat down on the floor, stretched an arm and switched on the TV pick-up.