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noun
Pick-up, Pickup  n.  (Colloq., Cant, or Slang)
1.
Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
2.
That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) Same as Brush b.
3.
One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.
4.
A social companion for the evening who is met without prior arrangement, as at a singles bar; also, the act of joining with such a companion in that fashion.
5.
(Automobiles) Acceleration; a measure of the ability of a vehicle to accelerate.
6.
(Electronics) A component of a phonograph which contains the stylus and also components for converting the vibrations of the stylus into electrical impulses for subsequent processing into sound; often referred to as a cartridge; also, the process of converting vibrations into electrical impulses.
7.
(Electronics) The conversion of sound or light into electrical signals in a sound or image recording or transmitting device.
8.
(Vehicles) A small truck having an enclosed driver's compartment (cab) but an open rear with usually low sides and a tailgate. Also called pickup truck.
9.
A hitchhiker who has been picked up.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Pick-up" Quotes from Famous Books



... just a 'pick-up' dinner, then. I don't know what's in the house. Lizzie's gone," ...
— Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby and Other Stories • Kathleen Norris
... escort. Commissioner Tate made very sure we had one, too!" She motioned Trigger to a low soft seat that took up half the space of the tiny room behind the lock, sat down beside her and spoke at a wall pickup. "All set. ...
— Legacy • James H Schmitz
... a second. "Come in, Ganymede," Preston repeated impatiently—and then the sound of a distress signal cut across his audio pickup. ...
— Postmark Ganymede • Robert Silverberg
... is; Bridget, or Norah, or something like that—and she's a perfect little butter-ball. She's coming to go out on the same train with us; and she'll get the dinner to-night; and I sha'n't have the mortification of sitting down to a pickup meal with Amy Campbell, the first time she has visited us; she's conceited enough about her house-keeping as it is, I'm sure, and I wouldn't have her patronizing and pitying me for worlds. The cook will be here at half-past three precisely; I had to ...
— The Albany Depot - A Farce • W. D. Howells
... part of the sighting that still wasn't explained was the radar pickup on the F-86's gun sight. Lieutenant Flues checked around, did a little experimenting, and found out that the small transmitter box on a radiosonde balloon will give an indication on the radar used ...
— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt
... production and financial support for the program by bilateral donors. The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's deteriorated economic infrastructure. Growth in 1991-97 has featured a pickup in industrial production and a substantial increase in output of minerals, led by gold. Natural gas exploration in the Rufiji Delta looks promising and production could start by 2002. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private ...
— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... the lobby of the nearest building and took the elevator to the top floor. Hawkes stopped a man in a blue uniform and said, "Where's the nearest Shoot pickup?" ...
— Starman's Quest • Robert Silverberg
... pickup the ball of yarn that had rolled under her chair, and her husband went towards the door ...
— Marguerite Verne • Agatha Armour
... business, and I toyed with the notion of giving the name of the man I was inadvertently impersonating. Then I decided that if Rakhal had passed himself off as Race Cargill, he'd expect exactly that. And he was also capable of the masterstroke of impudence—putting out a pickup order, through Spaceforce, ...
— The Door Through Space • Marion Zimmer Bradley


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