pickup
English
noun
Definitions
- An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
- (US) A pickup truck.
- (usually) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
- An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line (pick-up line), pick-up joint (pick-up joint), pickup artist (pickup artist).
- A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
- (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
- (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
- (US) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain
- The act of answering a telephone.
- (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
- The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
Etymology
Compound from English pick + English up (a higher degree, adverb).
Origin
English
up
Gloss
a higher degree, adverb
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Johnny-jump-up English
- antipick English
- antiup English
- autopick English
- backup English
- bindup English
- blow up English
- breakup English
- buildup English
- burn up English
- buy up English
- buyup English
- cheese up English
- cleanup English
- downpick English
- draw-up English
- dustup English
- earpick English
- faceup English
- fillup English
- fingerpick English
- fixer-upper English
- flare-up English
- getup English
- glow-up English
- gut up English
- handpick English
- hole up English
- layup English
- leadup English
- liftup English
- light up English
- linkup English
- matchup English
- mess-up English
- mixup English
- muck-up English
- mugup English
- nitpick English
- nut up English
- nutpick English
- pent-up English
- pick English
- pick-fault English
- pick-quarrel English
- pickability English
- pickable English
- pickcheese English
- picker English
- pickest English
- picketh English
- pickfest English
- pickguard English
- picklist English
- picklock English
- pickman English
- pickmire English
- pickoff English
- pickpenny English
- pickpocket English
- pickproof English
- pickpurse English
- picksome English
- picktooth English
- picky English
- power-up English
- ragpick English
- repick English
- run-up English
- scaleup English
- scoop up English
- setup English
- shakeup English
- situp English
- stackup English
- stickup English
- stitch-up English
- suckup English
- sum-up English
- toothpick English
- two-up English
- unpick English
- up English
- up so down English
- upalong English
- upback English
- upbow English
- upcard English
- upcasing English
- upchirp English
- upcoast English
- upcoming English
- upcountry English
- upcropping English
- updip English
- upglide English
- uphanded English
- uphill English
- upkeep English
- uplight English
- uplink English
- upload English
- uplying English
- upmass English
- upmost English
- upness English
- upon English
- uppest English
- uppish English
- uppity English
- uprank English
- upsample English
- upscatter English
- upshock English
- upshorts English
- upside down English
- upsitting English
- upskirt English
- upslanting English
- upslur English
- upstair English
- upstate English
- upstreet English
- upstroke English
- upsun English
- uptil English
- uptodate English
- upvalue English
- upward English
- upwards English
- upwarp English
- walkup English
- wayupthere English
- write-up English
- Pickup German
- pick-up Dutch, Flemish
- пикап Russian
- picape Portuguese
- upar Portuguese
- アップ Japanese
- ピック Japanese
- ピックアップ Japanese
- pikap Polish
- upp Old English
- piken Middle English
- pix Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- πικάπ Greek (modern)
- 皮卡 Chinese
- 픽업 Korean
- apim Tok Pisin
- up
- upon
- pick
- layup
- buyup
- updip
- uptil
- upbow
- situp
- mugup
- getup
- upsun
- setup
- mixup
- picky
- faceup
- nut up
- run-up
- upward
- unpick
- leadup
- dustup
- uprank
- uppish
- uplink
- suckup
- upload
- upkeep
- repick
- upmost
- uppest
- upwarp
- upness
- upmass
- bindup
- gut up
- linkup
- upcard
- walkup
- uppity
- backup
- picker
- liftup
- sum-up
- two-up
- fillup
- uphill
- buy up
- antiup
- upback
- upslur
- cleanup
- pent-up
- pickest
- upstair
- draw-up
- upalong
- shakeup
- upwards
- stackup
- hole up
- upstate
- pickman
- burn up
- mess-up
- scaleup
- muck-up
- matchup
- glow-up
- ragpick
- breakup
- upchirp
- nutpick
- picketh
- buildup
- upvalue
- uplight
- upskirt
- nitpick
- pickoff
- upglide
- blow up
- upcoast
- upshock
- earpick
- uplying
- stickup
- uptodate
- downpick
- picksome
- pickfest
- picklist
- upcasing
- pickable
- upstreet
- uphanded
- picklock
- autopick
- write-up
- upstroke
- upcoming
- scoop up
- flare-up
- power-up
- upsample
- upshorts
- pickmire
- handpick
- light up
- antipick
- pickpenny
- upsitting
- pickpurse
- stitch-up
- toothpick
- cheese up
- picktooth
- pickproof
- upcountry
- pickguard
- upscatter
- pickcheese
- wayupthere
- fingerpick
- upslanting
- pick-fault
- up so down
- pickpocket
- upcropping
- fixer-upper
- pickability
- upside down
- pick-quarrel
- Johnny-jump-up