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pick up [v]

1)	take and lift upward

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gather_up lift_up

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2)	take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"

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3)	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"

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transport pickup

4)	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"

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call_for collect gather_up

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5)	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"

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discover find_out get_a_line get_wind get_word hear learn see

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discovery breakthrough discovery get_the_goods wise_up catch ascertain discover find

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

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

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apprehend arrest collar cop nab nail

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clutch bull pickup apprehension apprehender

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

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buy commerce pickup

9)	recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"

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comprehend receiver receptor hear

10)

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

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11)

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

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get_together pickup

12)

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

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elate intoxicate lift_up uplift

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joy excite intoxication elation elation cast_down beatify puff beatify

13)

get better; "Her performance in school picked up"

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14)

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"

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15)

eat by pecking at, like a bird

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eat beak

16)

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

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gain_vigor percolate perk perk_up

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convalesce pick-me-up

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