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US
/ˈpɪˌkəp/
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[ UK /pˈɪkʌp/ ]
[ UK /pˈɪkʌp/ ]
NOUN
- an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
- a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
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the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays -
a warrant to take someone into custody
put out a pickup on that man -
anything with restorative powers
she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her - mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
- a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
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the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
his car has a lot of pickup - 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.
- If long-term rates rise with a pickup in the economy and increasing demand for capital, the bonds will lose value.
- : 00AM 'Twas the fifth day 'fore Christmas and all through the towns Recalling the past year brought smiles and frowns The readers were anxious, and so we will show 'em It's time once again for the Action Line poem Recession, economy, job loss and more Were issues that really should come to the fore Reality's something we don't reconcile When everyone lives in a state of denial For instance, the Realtors push ritzy condos On people with pickups all covered with Bondo The city spends fortunes to make Chapman snow While staffers and programs are told they must go And what's the surprise of a fierce winter storm We live in the mountains and it's just the norm You'd think that the city would figure by now When flakes are a'falling, you go out and plow The county commission, its head in the sand, Can't seem to come up with the zones for the land With gas money dwindling and going away The budgeting process will lead us astray Joelle switches parties, the Dems she did ditch Progressives were angry and cried "bait and switch Durangoherald.com
- 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.
- 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.
