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pick up [v]
 
1)take and lift upward
    Synonyms :gather_up lift_up 
    See Also: bring_up 
 
2)take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: touch 
 
3)give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: 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"
    Synonyms :call_for collect gather_up 
    See Also: acquire  pickup 
 
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"
    Synonyms :discover find_out get_a_line get_wind get_word hear learn see 
    See Also: 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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: acquire 
 
7)take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    Synonyms :apprehend arrest collar cop nab nail 
    See Also: clutch  bull  pickup  apprehension  apprehender 
 
8)buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: buy  commerce  pickup 
 
9)recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
    Synonyms :receive 
    See Also: 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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: bring_out 
 
11)meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: get_together  pickup 
 
12)fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
    Synonyms :elate intoxicate lift_up uplift 
    See Also: joy  excite  intoxication  elation  elation  cast_down  beatify  puff  beatify 
 
13)get better; "Her performance in school picked up"
    Synonyms :turn_around 
    See Also: ameliorate 
 
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"
    Synonyms :catch 
    See Also: comprehend 
 
15)eat by pecking at, like a bird
    Synonyms :peck 
    See Also: eat  beak 
 
16)gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
    Synonyms :gain_vigor percolate perk perk_up 
    See Also: convalesce  pick-me-up 
 




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