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take and lift upward
pick up(verb)take up by hand
"He picked up the book and started to read"
pick up(verb)give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
"We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
collect, pick up, gather up, call for(verb)gather or collect
"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"
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see(verb)get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
pick up(verb)get in addition, as an increase
"The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop(verb)take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
pick up(verb)buy casually or spontaneously
"I picked up some food for a snack"
pick up, receive(verb)register (perceptual input)
"pick up a signal"
pick up(verb)lift out or reflect from a background
"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
pick up(verb)meet someone for sexual purposes
"he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate(verb)fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
"Music can uplift your spirits"
turn around, pick up(verb)improve significantly; go from bad to good
"Her performance in school picked up"
catch, pick up(verb)perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
"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"
peck, pick up(verb)eat by pecking at, like a bird
perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor(verb)gain or regain energy
"I picked up after a nap"
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