Definitions
1.verbTo lift; to grasp and raise."When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom."
2.verbTo collect an object, especially in passing."Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home?"
3.verbTo clean up; to return to an organized state."Aren't you going to pick up after yourself?"
4.verbTo collect a passenger."I'll pick you up outside the library."
5.verbTo collect and detain (a suspect)."The cops have picked up the man they were looking for."
6.verbTo obtain and publish a story, news item, etc."The story does not seem to have been widely picked up."
7.verbTo improve, increase or speed up."Prices seem to be picking up again. I was in bed sick this morning, but I'm picking up now."
8.verbTo restart or resume."Let's pick up where we left off yesterday."
9.verbTo learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize."It looks complicated, but you'll soon pick it up."
10.verbTo receive (a radio signal or the like)."With the new antenna, I can pick up stations all the way from Omaha."
11.verbTo notice, detect or discern; to pick up on"Did you pick up his nervousness?"
12.verbTo point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions) in a critical manner."She's always picking me up on my grammar."
13.verbTo meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation."He was in the fabric store not to buy fabric but to pick up women. She could tell he intended to pick up on her. Did you pick up at the party last night?"
14.verbTo answer a telephone. See pick up the phone."I'm calling him, but he just isn't picking up!"
15.verb(of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly."I've tried his home number a couple times, but it isn't picking up."
16.verbTo pay for."The company will pick up lunch with customers for sales calls."
17.verbTo reduce the despondency of.
18.verbTo take control (physically) of something.
19.verbTo mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
20.verbTo record; to notch up.
21.verbTo behave in a manner that results in a foul.
22.nounAn electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
23.nounA pickup truck.
24.noun(usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players."At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey."
25.nounAn instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line, pick-up joint, pickup artist."Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested."
26.nounA person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
27.nounIn various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
28.nounAn item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
29.nounThe act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain"The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith"
30.nounThe act of answering a telephone.
31.nounA relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
32.nounThe act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.