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1.nounAn electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
2.nounA pickup truck.
3.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."
4.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."
5.nounA person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
6.nounIn various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
7.nounAn item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
8.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"
9.nounThe act of answering a telephone.
10.nounA relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
11.nounThe act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.