pickup

UK /ˈpɪkʌp/ US /ˈpɪkʌp/

noun 5verb 1name 1

Definitions

noun

An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.

This microphone has very weak pickup.

Ellipsis of pickup truck.

Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup.

I kept my window rolled up, eyes on the road, probably making the pickup man angrier with my silence.

Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.

Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pickup.

At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.

verb

Misspelling of pick up.

name

A surname.

Collocations

ADJ.

angrier, comfortable, great, kind, last, new, old, parked

My dad drove his new pickup truck to the hardware store on Saturday morning.

VERB + PICKUP

back, bought, drives, driving, got, make, making, rear-ended

I got a pickup truck last year so I could haul my garden supplies.

PICKUP + NOUN

artist, he's, man, sunday, technique, tom, truck, trucks

Tom perfected his pickup technique over years of practice and dedication.

PREP.

in, in, on, than, with

I need to pick up my dry cleaning on the way home from work.

ADV.

probably

I'll probably pickup some groceries on my way home from work today.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm o

cartridge

noun — anything with restorative powers

pick-me-up

noun — the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

getaway

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

This microphone has very weak pickup.

Wiktionary

Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup.

Wiktionary

I kept my window rolled up, eyes on the road, probably making the pickup man angrier with my silence.

Wiktionary

I remember riding home on a pickup truck last Sunday.

Tatoeba · #58069

I remembered riding home in a pickup truck last Sunday.

Tatoeba · #272740

He had an old pickup truck and a big, battered mower.

Tatoeba · #299550

Usage Notes

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