Meaning & Definition of Pickup in English
English⟶
Pickup
/pɪkəp/
noun
1. A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
synonym:
- pickup,
- pickup truck
2. A warrant to take someone into custody
- "Put out a pickup on that man"
synonym:
- pickup
3. Anything with restorative powers
- "She needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
synonym:
- pickup,
- pick-me-up
4. A casual acquaintance
- Often made in hope of sexual relationships
synonym:
- pickup
5. The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
- "His car has a lot of pickup"
synonym:
- pickup,
- getaway
6. Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
synonym:
- tone arm,
- pickup,
- pickup arm
7. An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
synonym:
- cartridge,
- pickup
8. The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
- "Garbage pickup is on mondays and thursdays"
synonym:
- pickup
9. The act of taking aboard passengers or freight
synonym:
- pickup
Examples of using
Then what is this I wonder? If it isn't dodgy door-to-door sales then could it be a new kind of pickup technique for the ladies?