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Pickup - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pickup : (noun)
1: a light truck with an open body and low sides and a
tailboard [syn: pickup truck]
2: a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on
that man"
3: anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup
that coffee always gave her" [syn: pick-me-up]
4: a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual
relationships
5: the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his
car has a lot of pickup" [syn: getaway]
6: mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that
carries the cartridge [syn: tone arm, pickup arm]
7: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm
of a record player that holds the needle and that is
removable [syn: cartridge]
8: the act or process of picking up or collecting from various
places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
9: the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pick-up \Pick"-up\, orPickup : \Pick"up`\, n. [Colloq., Cant. or
Slang]
1. Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or
hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
2. That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) = Brush b.
3. One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the
occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Pickup |
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DjTeknikz: Do you work at hooters?? or do u just have Big titties? <----- Hows that for a Pickup line ladies? |
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xoaustinmonique: @karenucol last minute gift Pickup/ dropoffs |
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penachiando: Fazem propaganda de nova Pickup VW que será fabricada na Argentina... saco... vamos comprar o que é fabricado aqui!! |
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