pickup
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pickups
plural
pickups
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICKUP
1
[count]
:
a small truck that has an open back with low sides
— called also
pickup truck
—
see picture at truck
2
:
the act of going somewhere to get a person or thing that you will then take to another place
[noncount]
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The fee pays for garbage/trash pickup.
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Is this order for pickup or delivery? [=do you want to come and get the order yourself, or do you want us to deliver the order to you?]
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Your pizza will be ready for pickup [=you can pick up your pizza] in 20 minutes.
[count]
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The school bus was late for its afternoon pickup.
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The truck is scheduled to make a pickup today.
3
[count]
:
an increase in activity
— usually + in
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They saw a pickup in business during the last quarter.
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Several of our stores have reported a pickup in orders.
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a pickup in consumer spending
4
[noncount]
US
:
the ability of a vehicle to increase speed quickly
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The car corners well and has good pickup. [=(more formally) acceleration]
5
[count]
:
a person you meet and have a usually brief sexual relationship with
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He looked for pickups in singles bars.
6
[count]
:
a device on a musical instrument (such as an electric guitar) that makes sounds louder by changing them into electrical signals
7
[count]
sports
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a player who becomes part of a team after being obtained from another team
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He joined the team as a free agent pickup last summer.
2
pickup
/ˈpɪkˌʌp/
adjective
2
pickup
/ˈpɪkˌʌp/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PICKUP
always used before a noun
US
1
:
organized informally with people who are available or nearby at the time
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He plays with pickup bands at nightclubs.
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a pickup football game
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playing pickup basketball
2
:
of or relating to the act of trying to meet strangers in order to have brief sexual relationships with them
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What's the pickup scene like in this city?
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He tried using one of his pickup lines [=a comment used to start a conversation with someone you are attracted to] on her, but it didn't work.
