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Pickup
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- 1 A surname.
- 1 An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.; In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of taking aboard passengers or freight wordnet
- 3 An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.; Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations. countable, uncountable
- 4 the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places wordnet
- 5 An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.; The reception of sound, etc. by such a device. countable, uncountable
"This microphone has very weak pickup."
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- 6 an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable wordnet
- 7 Ellipsis of pickup truck. Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
"Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup."
- 8 a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard wordnet
- 9 Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players. attributive, countable, uncountable, usually
"Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pickup."
- 10 anything with restorative powers wordnet
- 11 An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. countable, uncountable
"Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested."
- 12 mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge wordnet
- 13 A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex. countable, uncountable
""Good Lord! I'm not stopping you from taking on all the pick-ups that come your way.""
- 14 the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration wordnet
- 15 In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground. countable, uncountable
"The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines."
- 16 a warrant to take someone into custody wordnet
- 17 An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up. countable, uncountable
"Every step of the way you come across absolutely loads of aliens, pick-ups and new and weird obstacles to overcome."
- 18 a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships wordnet
- 19 The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. Canada, US, countable, uncountable
"The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith"
- 20 The act of answering a telephone. countable, uncountable
"That's why the phone at the theater's on automatic pickup."
- 21 A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage. countable, uncountable
- 22 The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle. countable, uncountable
"A computer voice tells her that she is supposed to make a pickup in Griffith Park and deliver it to a Reverend Wayne's Pearly Gates franchise in Van Nuys."
- 23 A time during which passengers, such as school children, are picked up. uncountable
"These signs are friendly reminders for road users to slow down during drop-off and pick-up."
- 24 The rate at which a motor vehicle picks up speed. uncountable
"The Willys-Overland won't be the fastest car on the road or have the best pickup, but it will have a top speed of eighty miles per hour, and its makers are confident that no car in its class will excel it in economy of fuel and upkeep."
- 25 The condition of being picked up, or taken up; adoption by some entity. uncountable
"Newsweek gave it a big write-up, as did many trade journals, including, ^([sic]) Editor and Publisher. And our articles get pickup as far west as the Tombstone Epitaph in Arizona."
- 1 Misspelling of pick up. alt-of, misspelling
Etymology
From pick + up.
From pick + up.
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