How to pronounce "pick up"

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Meanings and definitions of "pick up"

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take and lift upward

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take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"

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give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"

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gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

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get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

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get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"

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take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

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buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"

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register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"

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lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"

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meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"

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fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

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improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"

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perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

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eat by pecking at, like a bird

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gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"

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