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单词 pick someone up
释义
1 (phrasal verb) 
Definition
to arrest
The police picked him up within the hour.
Synonyms
arrest
Seven people were arrested for minor offences.
nick (slang, mainly British)
The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.
bust (informal)
They were busted for possession of cannabis.
do (slang)
lift (slang)
a cartoonish device lifted from a Laurel and Hardy sequence
run in (slang)
nail (informal)
The police have been trying to nail him for years.
collar (informal)
As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him.
pinch (informal)
He was pinched for doing 31 mph.
pull in (British, slang)
nab (informal)
He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him.
apprehend
Police have not apprehended the perpetrator.
take someone into custody
feel your collar (slang)
2 (phrasal verb) 
Definition
to become acquainted with for a sexual purpose
He went to the nightclub to pick someone up.
Synonyms
meet
pull (informal)
take up with
get off with (informal)
cop off with (informal)
make advances to
strike up a casual acquaintance with
See pick
Seerun someone in

Nearby words of
pick someone up

  • pick holes in something
  • pick holes in something or someone
  • pick on someone
  • pick someone up
  • pick something or someone off
  • pick something or someone out
  • pick something or someone up

Related terms of
pick someone up

  • pick something or someone up

Synonyms of 'pick someone up'

pick someone up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of lift
Definition
to plagiarize (music or writing)
a cartoonish device lifted from a Laurel and Hardy sequence
Synonyms
steal,
take,
copy,
appropriate,
nick (slang, British),
pocket,
trouser (slang),
pinch (informal),
pirate,
cabbage (British, slang),
knock off (slang),
crib (informal),
half-inch (old-fashioned, slang),
blag (slang),
pilfer,
purloin (formal),
plagiarize,
thieve
in the sense of nab
Definition
to arrest (someone)
He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him.
Synonyms
catch,
arrest,
apprehend,
seize,
lift (slang),
nick (slang, British),
grab,
capture,
nail (informal),
collar (informal),
snatch,
catch in the act,
feel your collar (slang)
in the sense of nail
Definition
to arrest or catch (someone)
The police have been trying to nail him for years.
Synonyms
catch,
arrest,
capture,
apprehend,
lift (slang),
trap,
nab (informal),
snare,
ensnare,
entrap,
feel your collar (slang)
in the sense of nick
Definition
to arrest
The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.
Synonyms
arrest,
apprehend,
take into custody,
nail (informal),
lift (slang),
seize,
run in (slang),
bust (informal),
collar (informal),
pinch (informal),
nab (informal),
take prisoner,
feel your collar (slang)
in the sense of pinch
Definition
to arrest
He was pinched for doing 31 mph.
Synonyms
arrest,
do (slang),
lift (slang),
pick up (slang),
nick (slang, British),
run in (slang),
nail (informal),
bust (informal),
collar (informal),
pull in (British, slang),
nab (informal),
apprehend,
take into custody,
feel your collar (slang)
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