pick up meaning | definition of pick up at WebDictionary.co.uk

(verb) take and lift upward

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"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

(noun) the position of ruler

(verb) get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"

take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"

register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"

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

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

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

improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked 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"

eat by pecking at, like a bird

gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"

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