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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pick•up /ˈpɪkˌʌp/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] an improvement, as in health, business conditions, etc.
- Informal Terms[countable] a casual acquaintance, as one offering hope of a sexual encounter.
- Automotive acceleration, or the ability to accelerate:[uncountable]not much pickup with such a small engine.
- [countable] Also called ˈpick•up ˌtruck. a small truck with a low-sided open body, used for deliveries and light hauling.
- Sound Reproduction[countable] a device at the end of the tone arm of a record player that converts vibrations into electric impulses.
adj. [before a noun] - made up of or using whatever is available at the moment:a pickup dance band.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pick•up (pik′up′),USA pronunciation n. - an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.
- [Informal.]pick-me-up.
- Informal Termsa casual, usually unintroduced acquaintance, often one made in hope of a sexual relationship.
- Transportan instance of stopping for or taking aboard passengers or freight, as by a train, ship, taxicab, etc., esp. an instance of taking freight or a shipment of goods onto a truck.
- the person, freight, or shipment so taken aboard:The cab driver had a pickup at the airport who wanted to be driven to the docks.
- Automotive
- capacity for rapid acceleration.
- acceleration;
increase in speed. - Also called pick′up truck′. a small truck with a low-sided open body, used for deliveries and light hauling.
- [Baseball.]the act of fielding a ball after it hits the ground.
- Sound ReproductionAlso called cartridge. a small device attached to the end of a phonograph tone arm that contains a stylus and the mechanism that translates the movement of the stylus in a record groove into a changing electrical voltage.
- [Radio.]
- Radio and Televisionthe act of receiving sound waves in the transmitting set in order to change them into electrical waves.
- Radio and Televisiona receiving or recording device.
- the place from which a broadcast is being transmitted.
- interference (def. 4).
- [Television.]
- the change of light energy into electrical energy in a television camera.
- Radio and TelevisionSee camera tube.
- Radio and Televisiona telecast made directly from the scene of an action.
- a hitchhiker.
- Metallurgy(in the cold-drawing of metal) the adhesion of particles of the metal to the die or plug.
adj. - composed of or employing whatever persons are available on a more or less impromptu basis:a pickup game of baseball; a pickup dance band.
- using whatever ingredients are handy or available:a Sunday night pickup supper.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase pick up 1855–60
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pick1 /pɪk/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to choose or select, esp. with care:She picked the best detective on the force to head the investigation.
- to seek occasion for;
provoke:to pick a fight. - to attempt to find;
seek out:trying to pick flaws in his argument. - to steal the contents of:to pick a pocket.
- to open (a lock) with a device other than a key, esp. for the purpose of burglary:The spy managed to pick the lock and get into her house.
- to pierce or break up (something) with a pointed instrument:to pick iron ore.
- to use a pointed instrument on (a thing), to remove particles or something stuck:After dinner he grabbed a toothpick and began to pick his teeth.
- to prepare for use by removing a covering, as feathers:to pick a fowl.
- to detach or remove piece by piece with the fingers:to pick meat from the bones.
- to pull out and gather one by one:to pick flowers.
- Music and Dance
- to pluck (the strings of a musical instrument):She picked the strings softly at first.
- to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking with the fingers:strumming and picking his guitar.
- pick apart, to criticize severely or in great detail: [~ + apart + object]picked apart his arguments one by one.[~ + object + apart]picked most of his arguments apart.
- pick at, [~ + at + object]
- to find fault with;
nag:He kept picking at her until she exploded. - to eat only a small amount:For days she only picked at her meals.
- to grasp at;
touch;
handle:a nervous habit of picking at his jacket sleeve.
- pick off:
- to remove by pulling or plucking off: [~ + off + object]She picked off the feathers from the chicken.[~ + object + off]She picked the feathers off the chicken.
- to single out and shoot: [~ + off + object]picked off a duck rising from the marsh.[~ + object + off]With this rifle an assassin could pick you off at a thousand yards.
- [Baseball.]to put out (a base runner) in a pick-off play: [~ + off + object]picked off three players in one game.[~ + object + off]picked me off twice in one game.
- pick on, [~ + on + object]
- to tease;
bother greatly;
harass:The other kids picked on her because she was poor. - to single out;
choose:The teacher tended to pick on her often because she came to class prepared.
- pick out:
- to choose;
select: [~ + out + object]Pick out the best tomatoes.[~ + object + out]She picked the best tomatoes out and left the rest. - to distinguish (something) from that which surrounds: [~ + out + object]to pick out her face in a crowd.[~ + object + out]Can you pick that criminal's face out from among these photos?
- to work out (a melody) note by note;
play by ear: [~ + out + object]idly picking out a tune.[~ + object + out]She picked a tune out on the piano.
- pick up:
- to lift or take up: [~ + up + object]to pick up a stone.[~ + object + up]He picked the stone up.
- to gather or collect, esp. systematically: [~ + up + object]Please pick up the pieces.[~ + object + up]Pick the pieces up.
- [~ + up + object] to gain or acquire:picked up nine yards on the play.
- to obtain or learn casually or as a result of occasional opportunity: [~ + up + object]I've picked up a few Japanese phrases.[~ + object + up]I was able to pick English up fairly quickly.
- to take on (casually) as a passenger: [~ + up + object]They picked up some guy hitchhiking on Interstate 40.[~ + object + up]They picked some guy up on Interstate 40.
- to arrange to collect (something), or to meet and collect (someone) as a passenger, etc.: [~ + up + object]Please pick up some milk on the way home.[~ + object + up]We'll pick you up at eight o'clock.
- to bring into the range of one's ability to receive (as on a radio), or observe, detect, etc.: [~ + up + object]to pick up Toronto on the radio.[~ + object + up]Their sonar could pick the Russian sub up.
- [~ + up + object] to accelerate;
gain (speed):The car picked up speed. - [~ + up + object] to catch or contract, as a disease:picked up a cold.
- to (cause to) make progress, improve, or recover: [no object]Business is picking up.[~ + object + up]This should pick you up: good news at last about the economy![~ + up + object]The news of the invasion picked up the morale of the prisoners.
- to become acquainted with informally or casually, often in hope of a sexual relationship: [~ + up + object]They were cruising at the bars, hoping to pick up some men.[~ + object + up]Let's try to pick those girls up.
- to resume or continue after being left off: [~ + up + object]Let's pick up the discussion at our next meeting.[~ + object + up]Can we pick this up at our next meeting?
- to take to jail;
arrest: [~ + up + object]The police picked up the suspect the next day.[~ + object + up]The police picked the suspect up the day after the murder. - [~ + up + object] to accept, as in order to pay:As we rose to leave, he picked up the check, saying, "I'll pay this time.''
- pick up on, [~ + up on + object][Informal.]to become aware of;
notice:I picked up on his hostility right away.
n. - the act of selecting;
choice:[uncountable]Take your pick. - a person or thing selected:[countable]Two of the team's first draft picks would not sign with them.
- the best, choicest, or most desirable part or example:[uncountable]This horse is the pick of the stable.
Idioms- Idioms pick and choose, [no object] to be careful or particular in choosing:You won't have time to pick and choose; just grab what looks good.
pick•er, n. [countable]pick2 /pɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga heavy tool made of a metal head, usually curved, coming to a point at one or both ends, mounted on a wooden handle, and used for breaking up soil, rock, etc.
- Buildingany pointed tool or instrument for picking:an ice pick.
- Music and Danceplectrum.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pick1 (pik),USA pronunciation v.t. - to choose or select from among a group:to pick a contestant from the audience.
- to seek and find occasion for;
provoke:to pick a fight. - to attempt to find;
seek out:to pick flaws in an argument. - to steal the contents of:Her pocket was picked yesterday.
- to open (a lock) with a device other than the key, as a sharp instrument or wire, esp. for the purpose of burglary.
- to pierce, indent, dig into, or break up (something) with a pointed instrument:to pick rock; to pick ore.
- to form (a hole) by such action:to pick a hole in asphalt.
- to use a pointed instrument, the fingers, the teeth, the beak, etc., on (a thing), in order to remove or loosen something, as a small part or adhering matter:to pick one's teeth.
- to prepare for use by removing a covering piece by piece, as feathers, hulls, or other parts:to pick a fowl.
- to detach or remove piece by piece with the fingers:She picked the meat from the bones.
- to pluck or gather one by one:to pick flowers.
- Animal Behavior(of birds or other animals) to take up (small bits of food) with the bill or teeth.
- to eat daintily or in small morsels.
- to separate, pull apart, or pull to pieces:to pick fibers.
- Music and Dance
- to pluck (the strings of an instrument).
- to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking with the fingers.
v.i. - to strike with or use a pick or other pointed instrument on something.
- Animal Behavior(of birds or other animals) to take up small bits of food with the bill or teeth:The hens were busily picking about in their coop.
- to select carefully or fastidiously.
- to pilfer;
steal. - to pluck or gather fruit, flowers, etc.
- Sport[Basketball.]to execute a pick.
- Idioms pick and choose, to be very careful or particular in choosing:With such a limited supply of fresh fruit, you won't be able to pick and choose.
- Idioms pick apart, to criticize severely or in great detail:They picked her apart the moment she left the room.
- pick at:
- to find fault with unnecessarily or persistently;
nag. - to eat sparingly or daintily:As he was ill, he only picked at his food.
- to grasp at;
touch;
handle:The baby loved to pick at her mother's glasses.
- Idioms pick it up, [Informal.]to move, work, etc., at a faster rate.
- pick off:
- to remove by pulling or plucking off.
- to single out and shoot:The hunter picked off a duck rising from the marsh.
- [Baseball.]to put out (a base runner) in a pick-off play.
- pick on:
- [Informal.]to criticize or blame;
tease;
harass. - to single out;
choose:The professor always picks on me to translate long passages.
- Idioms pick one's way or steps, to walk with care and deliberation:She picked her way across the muddy field.
- pick out:
- to choose;
designate:to pick out one's successor. - to distinguish from that which surrounds or accompanies;
recognize:to pick out a well-known face in a crowd. - to discern (sense or meaning);
discriminate. - to play (a melody) by ear;
work out note by note. - to extract by picking.
- pick over, to examine (an assortment of items) in order to make a selection:Eager shoppers were picking over the shirts on the bargain tables.
- Idioms pick someone's brains. See brain (def.10).
- pick up:
- to lift or take up:to pick up a stone.
- to collect, esp. in an orderly manner:Pick up the tools when you're finished.
- to recover (one's courage, health, etc.);
regain. - to gain by occasional opportunity;
obtain casually:to pick up a livelihood. - to learn, as by experience:I've picked up a few Japanese phrases.
- to claim:to pick up one's bags at an airport.
- to take (a person or thing) into a car or ship, etc., or along with one.
- to bring into range of reception, observation, etc.:to pick up Rome on one's radio.
- to accelerate;
gain (speed). - to put in good order;
tidy:to pick up a room. - to make progress;
improve:Business is beginning to pick up. - to catch or contract, as a disease.
- [Informal.]to become acquainted with informally or casually, often in hope of a sexual relationship:Let's pick up some dates tonight.
- to resume or continue after being left off:Let's pick up the discussion in our next meeting.
- [Informal.]to take into custody;
arrest:They picked him up for vagrancy. - [Informal.]to obtain;
find;
purchase:She picked up some nice shoes on sale. - [Slang.]to steal:to pick up jewels and silver.
- to accept, as in order to pay:to pick up the check.
- pick up on, [Informal.]
- become aware or cognizant of;
be perceptive about;
notice:to pick up on the hostess's hostility. - to pay special attention to;
keep an eye on:to pick up on a troubled student.
n. - the act of choosing or selecting;
choice;
selection:to take one's pick. - a person or thing that is selected:He is our pick for president.
- the choicest or most desirable part, example, or examples:This horse is the pick of the stable.
- the right of selection:He gave me my pick of the litter.
- Agriculturethe quantity of a crop picked, as from trees, bushes, etc., at a particular time:The pick was poor this season.
- [Print.]
- a speck of dirt, hardened ink, or extra metal on set type or a plate.
- a small area removed from the surface of a coated paper by ink that adheres to the form.
- a stroke with something pointed:The rock shattered at the first pick of the ax.
- Sport[Basketball.]an offensive maneuver in which a player moves into a position between a defender and a teammate with the ball so as to prevent the defender from interfering with the shot.
- 1250–1300; verb, verbal Middle English pyken, pikken, pekken, cognate with Dutch pikken, German picken, Old Norse pikka to pick; akin to peck2, pike5; (noun, nominal) derivative of the verb, verbal
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See choose.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rob, pilfer.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reap, collect.
pick2 (pik),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga heavy tool consisting of an iron or steel head, usually curved, tapering to a point at one or both ends, mounted on a wooden handle, and used for loosening and breaking up soil, rock, etc.;
pickax. - Buildinga hammerlike tool for the rough dressing of stone, having two sharp, pyramidal faces.
- Buildingany pointed or other tool or instrument for picking (often used in combination):a toothpick; an ice pick.
- Music and Danceplectrum.
- Slang Termsa large pocket comb having long, widely spaced teeth.
- 1300–50; Middle English pikk(e); perh. variant of pike5
- Textilesto cast (a shuttle).
n. - Textiles(in a loom) one passage of the shuttle.
- Textilesfilling (def. 5).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pick-up n - Also called: pick-up arm, tone arm the light balanced arm of a record player that carries the wires from the cartridge to the preamplifier
- an electromagnetic transducer that converts the vibrations of the steel strings of an electric guitar or other amplified instrument into electric signals
- another name for cartridge
- Also called: pick-up truck a small truck with an open body and low sides, used for light deliveries
- informal chiefly US an ability to accelerate rapidly: this car has good pick-up
- informal a casual acquaintance, usually one made with sexual intentions
- informal a stop to collect passengers, goods, etc
- the people or things collected
- slang a free ride in a motor vehicle
- informal an improvement
- slang a pick-me-up
adj - US Canadian organized, arranged, or assembled hastily and without planning: a pick-up band, pick-up games
vb pick up (adverb)- (transitive) to gather up in the hand or hands
- (transitive) to acquire, obtain, or purchase casually, incidentally, etc
- (transitive) to catch (a disease): she picked up a bad cold during the weekend
- (intransitive) to improve in health, condition, activity, etc: the market began to pick up
- (reflexive) to raise (oneself) after a fall or setback
- (transitive) to notice or sense: she picked up a change in his attitude
- to resume where one left off; return to: we'll pick up after lunch, they picked up the discussion
- (transitive) to learn gradually or as one goes along
- (transitive) to take responsibility for paying (a bill): he picked up the bill for dinner
- (transitive) informal to reprimand: he picked her up on her table manners
- (transitive) to collect or give a lift to (passengers, hitchhikers, goods, etc)
- (transitive) informal to become acquainted with, esp with a view to having sexual relations
- (transitive) informal to arrest
- to increase (speed): the cars picked up down the straight
- (transitive) to receive (electrical signals, a radio signal, sounds, etc), as for transmission or amplification
- pick up the pieces ⇒ to restore a situation to normality after a crisis or collapse
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