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PICKUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of taking aboard passengers or freight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)
Holonyms ("pickup" is a part of...):
conveyance; transfer; transferral; transport; transportation (the act of moving something from one location to another)
Derivation:
pick up (give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
Example:
garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
aggregation; assembling; collecting; collection (the act of gathering something together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pickup"):
garbage collection; garbage pickup; trash collection; trash pickup (the collection and removal of garbage)
Derivation:
pick up (buy casually or spontaneously)
pick up (gather or collect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
Synonyms:
cartridge; pickup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
Meronyms (parts of "pickup"):
stylus (a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pickup"):
crystal pickup (a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal)
Holonyms ("pickup" is a part of...):
phonograph; record player (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
Synonyms:
pickup; pickup truck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pickup"):
technical (a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Anything with restorative powers
Example:
she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her
Synonyms:
pick-me-up; pickup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
corrective; restorative (a device for treating injury or disease)
Derivation:
pick up (gain or regain energy)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
Synonyms:
pickup; pickup arm; tone arm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Holonyms ("pickup" is a part of...):
phonograph; record player (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
Example:
his car has a lot of pickup
Synonyms:
getaway; pickup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
acceleration (an increase in rate of change)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A warrant to take someone into custody
Example:
put out a pickup on that man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
arrest warrant; bench warrant (a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
pick up (take into custody)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pickup" is a kind of...):
acquaintance; friend (a person with whom you are acquainted)
Derivation:
pick up (meet someone for sexual purposes)
