pickup

Noun
  1. A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard (synset 103936868)
    is a type of: motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
    subtypes: technical - a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
    same as: pickup truck
  2. A warrant to take someone into custody (synset 106559823)
    "put out a pickup on that man"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: arrest warrant, bench warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
  3. Anything with restorative powers (synset 103937015)
    "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
    is a type of: corrective, restorative - a device for treating injury or disease
    same as: pick-me-up
  4. A casual acquaintance;
    Often made in hope of sexual relationships (synset 110451817)
    is a type of: acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted
  5. The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration (synset 105068172)
    "his car has a lot of pickup"
    is a type of: acceleration - an increase in rate of change
    same as: getaway
  6. Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge (synset 104457736)
    is a type of: mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
    is a part of: phonograph, record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
    same as: pickup arm, tone 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 (synset 102975399)
    is a type of: electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa
    subtypes: crystal pickup - a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal
    has: stylus - a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
    is a part of: phonograph, record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically
    same as: cartridge
  8. The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places (synset 101018143)
    "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
    is a type of: aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection - the act of gathering something together
    subtypes: garbage collection, garbage pickup, trash collection, trash pickup - the collection and removal of garbage
  9. The act of taking aboard passengers or freight (synset 100320002)
    is a type of: acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something
    is a part of: conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation - the act of moving something from one location to another

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