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| pick·up [ pík ùp ] |
noun (plural pick·ups) |
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1. automotive
Same as pickup truck
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2. power to accelerate: the ability of a vehicle to accelerate quickly
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informal
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3. improvement: an improvement or increase
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informal
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  a pickup in consumer confidence
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4. prospective sexual partner: somebody met casually with the idea of developing a sexual relationship
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informal
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5. hitchhiker: somebody who hitchhikes
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informal
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6. arrest: the taking of somebody into custody by a police officer
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informal
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7. somebody or something taken somewhere: somebody or something that is moved from one place to another
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8. fielding ball: in some sports such as baseball, the act of fielding a ball after it touches the ground
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9. lifting or collecting of something: the raising, gathering, collection, or removal of something to be taken somewhere else
weekday pickups and deliveries
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10. recording
Same as tone arm
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11. recording part of tone arm: a device inside the tone arm of a record player that converts the stylus's vibrations into electrical signals that are converted into sound
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12. converter of vibrations on musical instrument: an electromagnetic device that converts the vibrations from the strings of an electric guitar or other amplified instrument into electrical signals that are amplified into sound
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13. part that lifts something: a part of a machine or system that lifts or selects something, e.g. the rotating rake on a combine harvester that lifts and gathers straw or hay
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14. physics receiving of light or sound waves: the receiving and gathering of light or sound waves that are to be converted into electrical impulses
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15. U.S. accounting balance forward: a balance carried forward in an accounting ledger
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16. music unstressed note: an unstressed note or series of notes introducing a musical phrase or composition
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adjective |
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impromptu: informally organized on the spot and made up of or involving people available at the time
a pickup basketball game
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