Definitions for: Pickup


[n] the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
[n] the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
[n] an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
[n] a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
[n] anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
[n] mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
[n] the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
[n] (informal) a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
[n] a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships



Synonyms: cartridge, getaway, pick-me-up, pickup arm, pickup truck, tone arm

See Also: acceleration, acquaintance, acquiring, aggregation, arrest warrant, assembling, bench warrant, collecting, collection, conveyance, corrective, crystal pickup, electro-acoustic transducer, friend, garbage collection, garbage pickup, getting, mechanical device, motortruck, phonograph, record player, restorative, stylus, transfer, transferral, transportation, trash collection, trash pickup, truck

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