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Pickup

ˈpɪkʌp

Pickup definitions

noun

Inflections:

pickup pickups

a small van or truck with low sides

Synonyms:
pickup truck utility vehicle/truck
an act of collecting a person or goods, especially in a vehicle

"travel by coach from your local pickup point to your hotel"
a casual encounter with a stranger with a view to having sex

"most people met through casual pickups"
- a person encountered with a view to having sex
  
  "her flatmates are used to Susan's rugged pickups"
an improvement, especially in an economy

"a pickup in demand"

Synonyms:
improvement recovery revival upturn upswing rally comeback resurgence renewal reinvigoration advancement betterment
a device that produces an electrical signal in response to some other kind of signal or change
- the cartridge of a record player, carrying the stylus
- a device on an electric guitar which converts string vibrations into electrical signals for amplification
the reception of signals, especially interference or noise, by electrical apparatus

"this microphone helps reduce the pickup of background noise"
a series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune
a semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back on to the spool as it is reeled in

adjective

Inflections:

pickup