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pickup

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

How To Use pickup In A Sentence

  • It bothered me a little that I didn't have a pickup, and I couldn't see doing much off road driving with my Mustang fastback.
  • The first two Toyota pickups we got into wouldn't start, even with eight men rocking them to get the engine to catch.
  • On a recent morning, Evers steered his pickup truck through a Central California almond grove, his drawling sales pitch at the ready.
  • A pickup truck was circling the pond, which flushed some birds out of the reeds and into the open water.
  • If long-term rates rise with a pickup in the economy and increasing demand for capital, the bonds will lose value.
  • You know the drill: cut the grass; bag the clippings; haul them to the curb for pickup.
  • The pickup features an exclusive transducer that Guild claim offers advanced sensitivity and dynamic range as well as low noise levels.
  • The car industry in the rustbelt is miserable. Factories making thirsty pickup trucks are cutting back or closing.
  • A 2-inch link keeps the bracket below the top of the tailgate for pickups with toppers.
  • It showed two white police pickup trucks, with large bullbars on the front bumpers, plowing separately into a group of protesters. SeMissourian.com Headlines
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