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| 1. | [ noun ] (transportation) a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard | |
| Synonyms: | pickup_truck | |
| Related terms: | truck technical | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (informal) a warrant to take someone into custody | |
| Examples: | "put out a pickup on that man" |
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| Related terms: | bench_warrant colloquialism | |
| 3. | [ noun ] anything with restorative powers | |
| Synonyms: | pick-me-up | |
| Examples: | "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" |
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| Related terms: | corrective perk_up | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sexuality) a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships | |
| Related terms: | acquaintance pick_up | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29827 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places | |
| Examples: | : "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays" |
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| Related terms: | collection garbage_collection pick_up | |
| 7. | [ noun ] mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge | |
| Synonyms: | pickup_arm tone_arm | |
| Related terms: | mechanical_device record_player | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | |
| Synonyms: | getaway | |
| Examples: | "his car has a lot of pickup" |
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| Related terms: | acceleration | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (physics) an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | |
| Synonyms: | cartridge | |
| Related terms: | electro-acoustic_transducer crystal_pickup record_player stylus | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the act of taking aboard passengers or freight | |
| Related terms: | acquiring transportation | |
| Similar spelling: |
pick_up Piscopo piss-up |
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