pickup in English

noun

1

a small truck with an enclosed cab and open back.

Leading her back to the pickup , he opened the passenger door.

2

an act of collecting a person or goods, especially in a vehicle.

curbside pickup

3

the reception of signals, especially interference or noise, by electrical apparatus.

I get no discernible hum pickup over that length.

4

a casual encounter with someone, with a view to having sexual intercourse.

What's the worst pickup line you've ever heard?

5

an improvement in an economic indicator.

signs of a pickup in demand

6

a device that produces an electrical signal in response to some other kind of signal or change, in particular.

Contact rates have not been affected when a message can be delivered to a live pickup or answering device.

7

a series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune.

Many popular songs have a few preliminary " pickup " notes leading to the opening bar and its downbeat.

8

a semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back onto the spool as it is reeled in.

Pressing a button on the rear of the fishing reel disengages the line pickup thus allowing the line to fly off of the spool.

adjective

1

informal and spontaneous.

six players had started a full-court pickup basketball game

noun

• pickup truck
• cartridge
• getaway
• pick-me-up
• tone arm

Use "pickup" in a sentence

1. The Basslines pickup will accommodate string spacings up to 3.10" (78.7mm) for bridge pickup and 3.00" (76.2mm) for neck pickup

2. Made their monthly pickup.

3. Acme Markets Delivery or Pickup.

4. Batchers' Hooded Sweatshirt - Curbside Pickup

5. Park in a Curbside Pickup spot, …

6. Most of them have pickup trucks.

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8. Offering Grocery Pickup in Bossier City LA

9. He hitched our pickup to his trailer.

10. And the Alnico pickup sounds huge, almost like a Stratocaster neck pickup on steroids and three steaks a day.

11. Pickup is Available at all Acme Stores

12. Regular price $19.95 Batchers' Hat - Curbside Pickup

13. Chips Ahoy! Pickup, delivery & in stores

14. We made our pickup at Roderick's place.

15. The pickup will be sold at Chevrolet dealerships.

16. Follow the signs to the Curbside Holds Pickup

17. That pretty girl looks like a possible pickup.

18. Bare knuckle Country Boy Tele Pickup Set $208.00

19. Visit Curbside Hold Pickup Service FAQs for details

20. A dustpan is often used to pickup rubbish.

21. Catering orders can be delivered or ordered for pickup

22. This headset can enable the pickup of near-field signal but excludes the pickup of undesired far-field noises, thanks to microphone array technology.

23. Ambrosia has 3 outlets and 2 easy pickup counters

24. Curbside pickup After placing your order online, locate the parking spots designated for Curbside pickup at your H‑E‑B store at your selected time

25. The Cheapest pickup trucks aren’t always the lowest priced

26. Biggies Restaurant is currently ONLY available for PICKUP orders

27. Biggy's Pizza is currently ONLY available for PICKUP orders

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29. Tape feeder capable of position calibration for pickup parts

30. Cardioid microphone: Dry pickup, with less ambience and no reverb

31. Reserve Your Spot TAKEOUT, PICKUP Ordering Buckeye takeout is easy.

32. Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup.

33. Readjusted the Divine Rapier pickup rules to prevent some abuses.

34. A/d converter circuit and solid-state image pickup device

35. That lucky guy is a choice pickup for the girls.

36. On Seamless, to use use curbside pickup for Avow (813 Main St), just select the curbside pickup toggle during checkout, and notify the restaurant when you arrive

37. Cockscomb offers Pickup and Delivery Wednesday through Saturday, 11am-6pm

38. Delivery & Pickup Options - 9 reviews of La Baraque A

39. Changan cs75 Changan star 5 pickup Changan star 5 furgon

40. Delivery & Pickup Options - 240 reviews of Asada "Wow

41. Martin Thinline 332 Plus Undersaddle Accoustic Guitar Pickup System: $215

42. He pulled to a stop behind a pickup truck. Sentencedict.com

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44. Order online for pickup at Acreage or Stem Ciders RiNo Taproom.

45. Valley City remains a drop-off, pickup location for the company.

46. 4) Wait for your email notification that your order is ready for pickup before arriving at the Bakehouse during the pickup timeframe to grab your order

47. The Cardioid pattern is the most common unidirectional microphone pickup pattern

48. Delivery & Pickup Options - 2127 reviews of Coqueta "Opening night

49. Delivery and pickup orders are available through our Bobwhite Counter app!

50. Welcome to BEELINE, Botanica’s online ordering and in-store pickup service!