Understanding the meaning of pickup

pickup

/'pɪk,əp/

noun
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
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"his car has a lot of pickup"

Similar:

getaway

type of:
acceleration
noun
mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
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Similar:

pickup arm tone arm

type of:
mechanical device

part of:
record player phonograph
noun
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
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Similar:

pickup truck

type of:
truck motortruck
noun
an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
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Similar:

cartridge

type of:
electro-acoustic transducer

part of:
record player phonograph
noun
anything with restorative powers
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"she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"

Similar:

pick-me-up

type of:
corrective restorative
noun
a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
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type of:
acquaintance friend
noun
a warrant to take someone into custody
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"put out a pickup on that man"

type of:
bench warrant arrest warrant
noun
the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
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type of:
getting acquiring

part of:
transport conveyance transfer transferral transportation
noun
the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
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"garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"

type of:
aggregation collection collecting assembling

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