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pick·up / ˈpikˌəp/ • n. 1. (also pickup truck) a small truck with an enclosed cab and open back. 2. an act of collecting a person or goods, esp. in a vehicle: curbside pickup | [as adj.] travel by bus from your local pickup point to your hotel. 3. the reception of signals, esp. interference or noise, by electrical apparatus. 4. inf. a casual encounter with someone, with a view to having a sexual relationship. ∎ a person met in such an encounter. 5. an improvement in an economic indicator: signs of a pickup in demand. 6. a device that produces an electrical signal in response to some other kind of signal or change, in particular: ∎ the cartridge of a record player, carrying the stylus. ∎ a device on a musical instrument, particularly an electric guitar, that converts sound vibrations into electrical signals for amplification. 7. Mus. a series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune. 8. Fishing a semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back onto the spool as it is reeled in. • adj. informal and spontaneous: six players had started a full-court pickup basketball game. |
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"pickup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pickup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pickup.html "pickup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pickup.html |
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pickup See GEOPHONE.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pickup." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pickup." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-pickup.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pickup." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-pickup.html |
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pickup •cup, grown-up, pup, scup, straight-up, stuck-up, summing-up, sup, totting-up, tup, two-up, up, washing-up
•pick-me-up • fry-up • wind-up
•round-up • hold-up • backup • markup
•check-up
•break-up, make-up, shake-up, take-up
•teacup
•hiccup, pickup, stick-up
•link-up
•cock-up, lock-up
•walk-up
•hook-up, lookup
•buttercup • snarl-up • pile-up
•pull-up • warm-up • clean-up • pin-up
•line-up • grown-up
•run-up, sun-up, ton-up
•turn-up • hang-up • slap-up • zip-up
•top-up • chirrup • press-up • piss-up
•toss-up
•nosh-up, wash-up
•punch-up • start-up
•let-up, set-up
•sit-up • cut-up • rave-up
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"pickup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pickup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pickup.html "pickup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pickup.html |
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