Definitions for PICKUP
ˈpɪkˌʌppick·up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pickup, pickup trucknoun

   a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

2. pickupnoun

   a warrant to take someone into custody

   "put out a pickup on that man"

3. pickup, pick-me-upnoun

   anything with restorative powers

   "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"

4. pickupnoun

   a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

5. pickup, getawaynoun

   the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

   "his car has a lot of pickup"

6. tone arm, pickup, pickup armnoun

   mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

7. cartridge, pickupnoun

   an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

8. pickupnoun

   the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places

   "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"

9. pickupnoun

   the act of taking aboard passengers or freight

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pickupnoun

   An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.

2. pickupnoun

   A pickup truck.

3. pickupnoun

   Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games.

   At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.

4. pickupnoun

   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 joint, pickup artist.

   Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested.

5. pickupnoun

   An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.

6. pickupnoun

   (US, Canada) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain

   The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pickup

   A pickup is generally a small or medium-sized truck that has an open rear cargo area, also known as a bed, which is traditionally used for carrying goods or equipment. It can also refer to the act or process of collecting or fetching something or someone. In terms of music, a pickup is a device that captures the vibration produced by a musical instrument to convert it into electrical signals.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pickup

   A pickup device is a transducer that captures mechanical vibrations, usually from suitably equipped stringed instruments such as the electric guitar, electric bass guitar, Chapman Stick, or electric violin, and converts them to an electrical signal that is amplified, recorded, or broadcast.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PICKUP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pickup is ranked #30889 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pickup surname appeared 753 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pickup.
   
   81.8% or 616 total occurrences were White.
   12.7% or 96 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.1% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Acceleration
   • Acquaintance
   • Acquiring
   • Bench Warrant
   • Collection
   • Electro-acoustic Transducer
   • Mechanical Device
   • Truck

How to pronounce PICKUP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PICKUP in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PICKUP in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PICKUP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of PICKUP in a Sentence

1. Hubert Joly:

   Stores that boost inventory to meet just the in-store pickup demand face a risk of being stuck with excess.

2. Dante Lauretta:

   What we saw was a huge wall of debris radiating out from the sample site, we were like,' Holy cow !' Every time we tested the sample pickup procedure in the lab, we barely made a divot.

3. Michael Bender:

   We are not walking away from delivery, but right now the focus for us is pickup, driven largely by what our customers are telling us.

4. Ahmed Ibrahim:

   We understand al Shabaab ambushed the Somali military commando trainees and captured two military pickup trucks, it is too early to know what the casualties are because fighting is still going on in the jungle.

5. Noam Bramson:

   The resumption of construction and retail pickup in Phase I will be a welcome boost to our local economy, and New Rochelle is already making plans to accelerate our recovery through both business and individual assistance, but it is premature to let down our guard. All of us must continue to act responsibly, practice physical distancing, use face coverings, and follow other guidelines intended to safeguard our health at both home and work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PICKUP
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pickup
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PICKUP
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html