pick up

Verb
  1. Take and lift upward (synset 201980103)
    is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
    same as: gather up, lift up
  2. Take up by hand (synset 201210022)
    "He picked up the book and started to read"
    is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
  3. Give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (synset 201960966)
    "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
    is a type of: transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  4. Gather or collect (synset 202310566)
    "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    same as: call for, collect, gather up
  5. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (synset 200600349)
    "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
    subtypes:
    same as: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, see
    verb group: find, see, witness - perceive or be contemporaneous with
  6. Get in addition, as an increase (synset 202360406)
    "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  7. Take into custody (synset 201217701)
    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    is a type of: clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab
    same as: apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail
  8. Buy casually or spontaneously (synset 202291886)
    "I picked up some food for a snack"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
  9. Register (perceptual input) (synset 202111702)
    "pick up a signal"
    is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    subtypes: hear - receive a communication from someone
    same as: receive
  10. Lift out or reflect from a background (synset 200514838)
    "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
    is a type of: bring out, set off - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
  11. Meet someone for sexual purposes (synset 202492152)
    "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
    is a type of: get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose
  12. Fill with high spirits;
    Fill with optimism (synset 201815703)
    "Music can uplift your spirits"
    causes: joy, rejoice - feel happiness or joy
    is a type of: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    subtypes:
    same as: elate, intoxicate, lift up, uplift
  13. Improve significantly;
    Go from bad to good (synset 200206006)
    "Her performance in school picked up"
    is a type of: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate - get better
    same as: turn around
  14. Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (synset 202122438)
    "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"
    is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    same as: catch
  15. Eat by pecking at, like a bird (synset 201176110)
    is a type of: eat - take in solid food
    same as: peck
  16. Gain or regain energy (synset 200023466)
    "I picked up after a nap"
    is a type of: convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock
    same as: gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up

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