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pick up
Overview of noun pick-up
The noun pickup has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) pickup, pickup truck -- (a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard)
2. (1) pickup -- (a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man")
3. (1) pickup, pick-me-up -- (anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her")
4. pickup -- (a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships)
5. pickup, getaway -- (the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup")
6. tone arm, pickup, pickup arm -- (mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge)
7. cartridge, pickup -- (an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)
8. pickup -- (the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays")
9. pickup -- (the act of taking aboard passengers or freight)
Overview of verb pick-up
The verb pick up has 16 senses (first 13 from tagged texts)
1. (22) pick up, lift up, gather up -- (take and lift upward)
2. (19) pick up -- (take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read")
3. (6) pick up -- (give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway")
4. (5) collect, pick up, gather up, call for -- (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")
5. (4) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")
6. (3) pick up -- (get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home")
7. (3) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop -- (take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals")
8. (2) pick up -- (buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack")
9. (2) pick up, receive -- (register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal")
10. (2) pick up -- (lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile")
11. (1) pick up -- (meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars")
12. (1) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")
13. (1) turn around, pick up -- (get better; "Her performance in school picked up")
14. catch, pick up -- (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")
15. peck, pick up -- (eat by pecking at, like a bird)
16. perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor -- (gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pick-up
9 senses of pickup
Sense 1
pickup, pickup truck
=> truck, motortruck
=> motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
=> self-propelled vehicle
=> wheeled vehicle
=> vehicle
=> conveyance, transport
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
pickup
=> bench warrant, arrest warrant
=> warrant
=> writ, judicial writ
=> legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> document, written document, papers
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
pickup, pick-me-up
=> corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
pickup
=> acquaintance, friend
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
pickup, getaway
=> acceleration
=> change, alteration, modification
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
=> electro-acoustic transducer
=> transducer
=> electrical device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
pickup
=> collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
=> grouping
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
pickup
=> acquiring, getting
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun pick-up
3 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 1
pickup, pickup truck
=> technical
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
=> crystal pickup
Sense 8
pickup
=> garbage collection, garbage pickup, trash collection, trash pickup
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pick-up
9 senses of pickup
Sense 1
pickup, pickup truck
=> truck, motortruck
Sense 2
pickup
=> bench warrant, arrest warrant
Sense 3
pickup, pick-me-up
=> corrective, restorative
Sense 4
pickup
=> acquaintance, friend
Sense 5
pickup, getaway
=> acceleration
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> mechanical device
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
=> electro-acoustic transducer
Sense 8
pickup
=> collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
Sense 9
pickup
=> acquiring, getting
Antonyms of noun pick-up
Member Holonyms of noun pick-up
Substance Holonyms of noun pick-up
Part Holonyms of noun pick-up
3 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
PART OF: record player, phonograph
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
PART OF: record player, phonograph
Sense 9
pickup
PART OF: transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
Member Meronyms of noun pick-up
Substance Meronyms of noun pick-up
Part Meronyms of noun pick-up
1 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
HAS PART: stylus
Meronyms of noun pick-up
1 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
HAS PART: stylus
Holonyms of noun pick-up
3 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
PART OF: record player, phonograph
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
PART OF: record player, phonograph
Sense 9
pickup
PART OF: transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
Attributes of noun pick-up
Derived Forms of noun pick-up
5 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 2
pickup
RELATED TO>(verb) pick up#7
=> collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
Sense 3
pickup, pick-me-up
RELATED TO>(verb) pick up#16
=> perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
Sense 4
pickup
RELATED TO>(verb) pick up#11
=> pick up
Sense 8
pickup
RELATED TO>(verb) pick up#8
=> pick up
RELATED TO>(verb) pick up#4
=> collect, pick up, gather up, call for
Sense 9
pickup
RELATED TO>(verb) pick up#3
=> pick up
Domain of noun pick-up
1 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 2
pickup
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of noun pick-up
Familiarity of noun pick-up
pickup used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun pick-up
9 senses of pickup
Sense 1
pickup, pickup truck
> truck, motortruck
=> dump truck, dumper, tipper truck, tipper lorry, tip truck, tipper
=> fire engine, fire truck
=> garbage truck, dustcart
=> lorry, camion
=> pickup, pickup truck
=> sound truck
=> tow truck, tow car, wrecker
=> tractor
=> trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi
=> transporter, car transporter
=> van
Sense 2
pickup
> bench warrant, arrest warrant
=> pickup
Sense 3
pickup, pick-me-up
> corrective, restorative
=> pack
=> pack, face pack
=> pickup, pick-me-up
=> prosthesis, prosthetic device
Sense 4
pickup
> acquaintance, friend
=> bunkmate
=> campmate
=> connection
=> end man
=> homeboy
=> messmate
=> pickup
=> schoolmate, classmate, schoolfellow, class fellow
Sense 5
pickup, getaway
> acceleration
=> pickup, getaway
=> precipitation
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
> mechanical device
=> broadcaster, spreader
=> bumper
=> bumper guard
=> carburetor, carburettor
=> compressor
=> copyholder
=> coupling, coupler
=> curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
=> diaphragm, stop
=> dicer
=> electromechanical device
=> escapement
=> gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever
=> grab
=> hook, claw
=> machine, simple machine
=> pantograph
=> piston, plunger
=> propeller, propellor
=> pump
=> ratchet, rachet, ratch
=> record changer, auto-changer, changer
=> ride
=> seeder
=> shutter
=> splicer
=> splint
=> sprinkler
=> stator, stator coil
=> stoker
=> stretcher
=> striker
=> supply chamber
=> swing
=> tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> trap
=> vibrator
=> vibrator
=> voting machine
=> weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane
=> wheelwork
=> winder
=> winder, key
=> windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
> electro-acoustic transducer
=> cartridge, pickup
=> earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone
=> loudspeaker, speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system
=> microphone, mike
Sense 8
pickup
> collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
=> agglomeration
=> collation
=> compilation, compiling
=> gather, gathering
=> bottle collection
=> conchology, shell collecting
=> numismatics, numismatology, coin collecting, coin collection
=> pickup
=> philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection
=> tax collection
Sense 9
pickup
> acquiring, getting
=> acquisition
=> obtainment, obtention
=> catching, contracting
=> appropriation
=> occupation, occupancy, taking possession, moving in
=> capture, gaining control, seizure
=> reception, receipt
=> pickup
Meronyms of noun pick-up
9 senses of pickup
Sense 1
pickup, pickup truck
=> truck, motortruck
HAS PART: bumper
HAS PART: bumper guard
HAS PART: roof
HAS PART: stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar
HAS PART: tailgate, tailboard
=> motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
HAS PART: airbrake
HAS PART: bodywork
HAS PART: brake system, the brakes
HAS PART: brake band
HAS PART: stoplight, brake light
HAS PART: cab
HAS PART: car wheel
HAS PART: hub
HAS PART: hubcap
HAS PART: pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
HAS PART: casing
HAS PART: inner tube
HAS PART: tread
HAS PART: chassis
HAS PART: cooling system, engine cooling system
HAS PART: fan
HAS PART: fan belt
HAS PART: pump
HAS PART: cylinder, piston chamber
HAS PART: intake valve
HAS PART: radiator
HAS PART: radiator cap
HAS PART: radiator hose
HAS PART: thermostat, thermoregulator
HAS PART: bimetallic strip
HAS PART: drive line, drive line system
HAS PART: driveshaft
HAS PART: driving wheel
HAS PART: live axle, driving axle
HAS PART: transmission, transmission system
HAS PART: clutch
HAS PART: clutch, clutch pedal
HAS PART: fluid drive
HAS PART: gearbox, gear case
HAS PART: transmission shaft
HAS PART: universal joint, universal
HAS PART: electrical system
HAS PART: alternator
HAS PART: car battery, automobile battery
HAS PART: headlight, headlamp
HAS PART: Fresnel lens
HAS PART: ignition, ignition system
HAS PART: distributor, distributer, electrical distributor
HAS PART: capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser
HAS PART: distributor cam
HAS PART: distributor cap
HAS PART: distributor point, breaker point, point
HAS PART: rotor
HAS PART: ignition coil
HAS PART: ignition switch
HAS PART: lock, ignition lock
HAS PART: magneto, magnetoelectric machine
HAS PART: spark coil
HAS PART: spark gap
HAS PART: spark plug, sparking plug, plug
HAS PART: starter, starter motor, starting motor
HAS PART: taillight, tail lamp, rear light, rear lamp
HAS PART: voltage regulator
HAS PART: blinker, turn signal, turn indicator, trafficator
HAS PART: fuel system
HAS PART: accelerator, throttle, throttle valve
HAS PART: carburetor, carburettor
HAS PART: air horn
HAS PART: air-intake
HAS PART: butterfly valve
HAS PART: venturi
HAS PART: choke
HAS PART: fuel filter
HAS PART: fuel gauge, fuel indicator
HAS PART: fuel line, gas line
HAS PART: gasoline gauge, gasoline gage, gas gauge, gas gage
HAS PART: gas tank, gasoline tank
HAS PART: intake manifold
HAS PART: pump
HAS PART: cylinder, piston chamber
HAS PART: intake valve
HAS PART: gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever
HAS PART: hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake
HAS PART: internal-combustion engine, ICE
HAS PART: engine block, cylinder block, block
HAS PART: cylinder, piston chamber
HAS PART: intake valve
HAS PART: lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed
HAS PART: oil filter
HAS PART: oil pump
HAS PART: poppet, poppet valve
HAS PART: self-starter
HAS PART: electric motor
HAS PART: armature
HAS PART: brush
HAS PART: field magnet
HAS PART: rotor, rotor coil
HAS PART: stator, stator coil
HAS PART: supercharger
HAS PART: odometer, hodometer, mileometer, milometer
HAS PART: pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever
HAS PART: power brake
HAS PART: second gear, second
HAS PART: speedometer, speed indicator
HAS PART: suspension, suspension system
HAS PART: shock absorber, shock, cushion
HAS PART: windshield, windscreen
HAS PART: windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
=> self-propelled vehicle
=> wheeled vehicle
HAS PART: axle
HAS PART: brake
HAS PART: splasher
HAS PART: wheel
HAS PART: felloe, felly
HAS PART: rim
=> vehicle
HAS PART: splashboard, splasher, dashboard
=> conveyance, transport
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
pickup
=> bench warrant, arrest warrant
=> warrant
=> writ, judicial writ
=> legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> document, written document, papers
HAS PART: article, clause
HAS PART: preamble
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 3
pickup, pick-me-up
=> corrective, restorative
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
pickup
=> acquaintance, friend
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
HAS PART: stylus
HAS PART: diamond point
=> electro-acoustic transducer
HAS PART: diaphragm
=> transducer
=> electrical device
HAS PART: terminal, pole
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun pick-up
3 of 9 senses of pickup
Sense 6
tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
PART OF: record player, phonograph
PART OF: audio system, sound system
Sense 7
cartridge, pickup
PART OF: record player, phonograph
PART OF: audio system, sound system
Sense 9
pickup
PART OF: transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
Antonyms of verb pick-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pick-up
16 senses of pick up
Sense 1
pick up, lift up, gather up
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> move, displace
Sense 2
pick up
=> touch
Sense 3
pick up
=> transport
=> move, displace
Sense 4
collect, pick up, gather up, call for
=> get, acquire
Sense 5
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
Sense 6
pick up
=> get, acquire
Sense 7
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 8
pick up
=> buy, purchase
=> get, acquire
Sense 9
pick up, receive
=> perceive, comprehend
Sense 10
pick up
=> bring out, set off
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 11
pick up
=> meet, get together
Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 13
turn around, pick up
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 14
catch, pick up
=> perceive, comprehend
Sense 15
peck, pick up
=> eat
=> eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 16
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
=> recuperate, recover, convalesce
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change state, turn
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pick-up
3 of 16 senses of pick up
Sense 5
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
=> get the goods
=> wise up
=> trip up, catch
=> ascertain
=> discover, find
Sense 9
pick up, receive
=> hear
Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> beatify
=> puff
=> exhilarate, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pick-up
16 senses of pick up
Sense 1
pick up, lift up, gather up
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Sense 2
pick up
=> touch
Sense 3
pick up
=> transport
Sense 4
collect, pick up, gather up, call for
=> get, acquire
Sense 5
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
Sense 6
pick up
=> get, acquire
Sense 7
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> seize, prehend, clutch
Sense 8
pick up
=> buy, purchase
Sense 9
pick up, receive
=> perceive, comprehend
Sense 10
pick up
=> bring out, set off
Sense 11
pick up
=> meet, get together
Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Sense 13
turn around, pick up
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
Sense 14
catch, pick up
=> perceive, comprehend
Sense 15
peck, pick up
=> eat
Sense 16
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
=> recuperate, recover, convalesce
'Cause To' of verb pick-up
1 of 16 senses of pick up
Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> rejoice, joy
Derived Forms of verb pick-up
6 of 16 senses of pick up
Sense 3
pick up
RELATED TO>(noun) pickup#9
=> pickup
Sense 4
collect, pick up, gather up, call for
RELATED TO>(noun) pickup#8
=> pickup
Sense 7
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
RELATED TO>(noun) pickup#2
=> pickup
Sense 8
pick up
RELATED TO>(noun) pickup#8
=> pickup
Sense 11
pick up
RELATED TO>(noun) pickup#4
=> pickup
Sense 16
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
RELATED TO>(noun) pickup#3
=> pickup, pick-me-up
Domain of verb pick-up
1 of 16 senses of pick up
Sense 8
pick up
TOPIC>(noun) commerce#1, commercialism#1, mercantilism#2
Domain Terms of verb pick-up
Familiarity of verb pick-up
pick up used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =16)
Sample Sentences of verb pick-up
16 senses of pick up
Sense 1
pick up, lift up, gather up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
pick up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
pick up
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
collect, pick up, gather up, call for
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
pick up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 8
pick up
EX: The men pick up the chairs
Sense 9
pick up, receive
EX: They pick up the information to them
Sense 10
pick up
*> Something ----s something
Sense 11
pick up
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 13
turn around, pick up
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 14
catch, pick up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 15
peck, pick up
*> Something ----s something
Sense 16
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pick-up
15 of 16 senses of pick up
Sense 1
pick up, lift up, gather up
> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> get up
=> jack, jack up
=> shoulder
=> kick up
=> hoist, lift, wind
=> trice, trice up
=> hoist, run up
=> hoist
=> pump
=> levitate
=> underlay
=> skid
=> pinnacle
=> chin, chin up
=> raise, leaven, prove
=> heighten
=> hike, hike up, boost
=> pick up, lift up, gather up
=> rear, erect
Sense 2
pick up
> touch
=> engage
=> touch
=> toe
=> pick up
=> strike, hit
=> finger, thumb
=> feel
=> palpate, feel
=> handle, palm
=> caress
=> hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
=> brush
=> skim over, skim
=> hit
=> strike
=> kiss, buss, osculate
=> kiss
=> mouth
=> press
=> tag
Sense 3
pick up
> transport
=> sluice
=> float
=> ferry
=> wheelbarrow
=> raft
=> bus
=> pipe
=> freight
=> truck
=> rail
=> sledge
=> lighter
=> pick up
=> wheel, wheel around
=> carry over
=> advect
=> teleport
Sense 4
collect, pick up, gather up, call for
> get, acquire
=> isolate
=> win back, get back
=> press out, express, extract
=> capture, catch
=> come by
=> buy, purchase
=> lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
=> receive, have
=> turn
=> buy
=> find
=> glom
=> enter upon, come upon, luck into
=> line up, get hold, come up, find
=> accept, take, have
=> obtain
=> recover, retrieve, find, regain
=> catch
=> recover, recoup, recuperate
=> reclaim, repossess
=> find, regain
=> acquire, win, gain
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
=> earn, garner
=> profit, gain, benefit
=> partake, share, partake in
=> preempt
=> preempt
=> collect, pick up, gather up, call for
=> inherit, come into
=> borrow
=> pick up
=> get
=> poll
Sense 6
pick up
> get, acquire
=> isolate
=> win back, get back
=> press out, express, extract
=> capture, catch
=> come by
=> buy, purchase
=> lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
=> receive, have
=> turn
=> buy
=> find
=> glom
=> enter upon, come upon, luck into
=> line up, get hold, come up, find
=> accept, take, have
=> obtain
=> recover, retrieve, find, regain
=> catch
=> recover, recoup, recuperate
=> reclaim, repossess
=> find, regain
=> acquire, win, gain
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
=> earn, garner
=> profit, gain, benefit
=> partake, share, partake in
=> preempt
=> preempt
=> collect, pick up, gather up, call for
=> inherit, come into
=> borrow
=> pick up
=> get
=> poll
Sense 7
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
> seize, prehend, clutch
=> nab
=> rack
=> claw
=> collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> get, catch, capture
=> collar
=> clasp
=> grip
=> grab
=> catch, grab, take hold of
=> snatch, snatch up, snap
=> clench, clinch
=> grapple, grip
Sense 8
pick up
> buy, purchase
=> buy back, repurchase
=> take
=> get
=> subscribe, subscribe to, take
=> take over, buy out, buy up
=> pick up
=> take out, buy food
=> impulse-buy
Sense 9
pick up, receive
> perceive, comprehend
=> feel, sense
=> apperceive
=> pick up, receive
=> divine
=> hallucinate
=> misperceive
=> catch, pick up
=> dream
=> hurt, ache, suffer
=> smell
=> touch
=> see
=> sight
=> hear
=> listen
=> taste
=> find
=> see through
Sense 10
pick up
> bring out, set off
=> pick up
=> foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
=> raise
Sense 11
pick up
> meet, get together
=> pick up
=> reunite
=> rendezvous
=> visit, call in, call
=> celebrate, fete
Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> fuel
=> arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up
=> frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> thrill, tickle, vibrate
=> tempt, invite
=> elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> titillate
Sense 13
turn around, pick up
> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
=> recuperate, recover, convalesce
=> heal
=> reform, straighten out, see the light
=> surge
=> turn around, pick up
=> get well, get over, bounce back
=> mend, heal
=> fructify
=> upgrade
Sense 14
catch, pick up
> perceive, comprehend
=> feel, sense
=> apperceive
=> pick up, receive
=> divine
=> hallucinate
=> misperceive
=> catch, pick up
=> dream
=> hurt, ache, suffer
=> smell
=> touch
=> see
=> sight
=> hear
=> listen
=> taste
=> find
=> see through
Sense 15
peck, pick up
> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, gluttonise, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in, dig in
=> pick at, peck at, peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down
=> nibble, pick, piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up, finish, polish off
=> devour, down, consume, go through
=> fill up, fill
Sense 16
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
> recuperate, recover, convalesce
=> perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pick-up
Sense 1
pick up, lift up, gather up
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
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Sense 2
pick up
=> touch
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Sense 3
pick up
=> transport
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Sense 4
collect, pick up, gather up, call for
=> get, acquire
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Sense 5
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
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Sense 6
pick up
=> get, acquire
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Sense 7
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
=> seize, prehend, clutch
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Sense 8
pick up
=> buy, purchase
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Sense 9
pick up, receive
=> perceive, comprehend
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Sense 10
pick up
=> bring out, set off
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Sense 11
pick up
=> meet, get together
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Sense 12
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
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Sense 13
turn around, pick up
=> better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
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Sense 14
catch, pick up
=> perceive, comprehend
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Sense 15
peck, pick up
=> eat
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Sense 16
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor
=> recuperate, recover, convalesce
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