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Pickup

noun

A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard. Synonym: pickup truck.

A warrant to take someone into custody.

Anything with restorative powers. Synonym: pick-me-up.

A casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships.

The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration. Synonym: getaway.

Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge. Synonyms: pickup arm, tone arm.

An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable. Synonym: cartridge.

The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places.

The act of taking aboard passengers or freight.

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"Pickup" Quotes from Famous Books

... agricultural products and light consumer goods. The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's out-of-date economic infrastructure and to alleviate poverty. Long-term growth through 2005 featured a pickup in industrial production and a substantial increase in output of minerals led by gold. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment. Continued donor assistance and solid macroeconomic policies supported real GDP ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... 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 in F-86 ...

— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt

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