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eng: pick up

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means(verb) take and lift upward
pick up, lift up, gather up
means(verb) take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"
pick up
means(verb) give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
pick up
means(verb) 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"
call for, gather up, collect, pick up
means(verb) 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"
see, find out, get wind, get a line, get word, discover, hear, pick up, learn
means(verb) get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
pick up
means(verb) take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
nab, cop, arrest, collar, apprehend, pick up, nail
means(verb) buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"
pick up
means(verb) register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
receive, pick up
means(verb) lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
pick up
means(verb) meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
pick up
means(verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
intoxicate, pick up, lift up, elate, uplift
means(verb) improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"
pick up, turn around
means(verb) 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"
catch, pick up
means(verb) eat by pecking at, like a bird
peck, pick up
means(verb) gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
perk, perk up, percolate, pick up, gain vigor

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