PICK UP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • gain or regain energy
   Synonym(s)
   • gain vigor (what does gain vigor mean?)
   • percolate (what does percolate mean?)
   • perk (what does perk mean?)
   • perk up (what does perk up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I picked up after a nap
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recuperate (what does recuperate mean?)
   • recover (what does recover mean?)
   • convalesce (what does convalesce mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
   • pick-me-up (what does pick-me-up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • get better
   Synonym(s)
   • turn around (what does turn around mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her performance in school picked up
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • better (what does better mean?)
   • improve (what does improve mean?)
   • ameliorate (what does ameliorate mean?)
   • meliorate (what does meliorate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • lift out or reflect from a background
   Usage Example(s)
   • The scarf picks up the color of the skirt
   • His eyes picked up his smile
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bring out (what does bring out mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
4. Meaning
   • get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   Synonym(s)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • find out (what does find out mean?)
   • get a line (what does get a line mean?)
   • get wind (what does get wind mean?)
   • get word (what does get word mean?)
   • hear (what does hear mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I learned that she has two grown-up children
   • I see that you have been promoted
   Hyponym(s)
   • get the goods (what does get the goods mean?)
   • wise up (what does wise up mean?)
   • trip up (what does trip up mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • ascertain (what does ascertain mean?)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • breakthrough (what does breakthrough mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • uncovering (what does uncovering mean?)
5. Meaning
   • eat by pecking at, like a bird
   Synonym(s)
   • peck (what does peck mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beak (what does beak mean?)
   • bill (what does bill mean?)
   • neb (what does neb mean?)
   • nib (what does nib mean?)
   • pecker (what does pecker mean?)
6. Meaning
   • take up by hand
   Usage Example(s)
   • He picked up the book and started to read
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
7. Meaning
   • take into custody
   Synonym(s)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • seize (what does seize mean?)
   • prehend (what does prehend mean?)
   • clutch (what does clutch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bull (what does bull mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • copper (what does copper mean?)
   • fuzz (what does fuzz mean?)
   • pig (what does pig mean?)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   • apprehender (what does apprehender mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
8. Meaning
   • fill with high spirits
   • fill with optimism
   Synonym(s)
   • elate (what does elate mean?)
   • intoxicate (what does intoxicate mean?)
   • lift up (what does lift up mean?)
   • uplift (what does uplift mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Music can uplift your spirits
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stimulate (what does stimulate mean?)
   • shake (what does shake mean?)
   • shake up (what does shake up mean?)
   • excite (what does excite mean?)
   • stir (what does stir mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)
   • deject (what does deject mean?)
   • cast down (what does cast down mean?)
   • get down (what does get down mean?)
   • dismay (what does dismay mean?)
   • dispirit (what does dispirit mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • beatify (what does beatify mean?)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • exhilarate (what does exhilarate mean?)
   • inebriate (what does inebriate mean?)
   • thrill (what does thrill mean?)
   • exalt (what does exalt mean?)
   • beatify (what does beatify mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • rejoice (what does rejoice mean?)
   • joy (what does joy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intoxication (what does intoxication mean?)
   • elation (what does elation mean?)
   • elation (what does elation mean?)
   • high spirits (what does high spirits mean?)
9. Meaning
   • give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
   Usage Example(s)
   • We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway
   Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
10. Meaning
    • take and lift upward
    Synonym(s)
    • gather up (what does gather up mean?)
    • lift up (what does lift up mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • raise (what does raise mean?)
    • lift (what does lift mean?)
    • elevate (what does elevate mean?)
    • get up (what does get up mean?)
    • bring up (what does bring up mean?)
11. Meaning
    • recieve (perceptual input)
    Synonym(s)
    • receive (what does receive mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • pick up a signal
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • perceive (what does perceive mean?)
    • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • hear (what does hear mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • receiver (what does receiver mean?)
    • receiving system (what does receiving system mean?)
    • sense organ (what does sense organ mean?)
    • sensory receptor (what does sensory receptor mean?)
    • receptor (what does receptor mean?)
12. Meaning
    • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
    Synonym(s)
    • catch (what does catch mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • I caught the aroma of coffee
    • He caught the allusion in her glance
    • ears open to catch every sound
    • The dog picked up the scent
    • Catch a glimpse
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • perceive (what does perceive mean?)
    • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
13. Meaning
    • buy casually or spontaneously
    Usage Example(s)
    • I picked up some food for a snack
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • buy (what does buy mean?)
    • purchase (what does purchase mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
14. Meaning
    • gather or collect
    Synonym(s)
    • call for (what does call for mean?)
    • collect (what does collect mean?)
    • gather up (what does gather up mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • You can get the results on Monday
    • She picked up the children at the day care center
    • They pick up our trash twice a week
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • get (what does get mean?)
    • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • pickup (what does pickup mean?)
15. Meaning
    • get in addition, as an increase
    Usage Example(s)
    • The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • get (what does get mean?)
    • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
16. Meaning
    • meet someone for sexual purposes
    Usage Example(s)
    • he always tries to pick up girls in bars
    Hypernyms(s) pick up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • meet (what does meet mean?)
    • get together (what does get together mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • pickup (what does pickup mean?)