noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard.
— synonyms: pickup_truck
noun a warrant to take someone into custody.
noun anything with restorative powers.
— synonyms: pick-me-up
noun a casual acquaintance.
noun the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration.
— synonyms: getaway
noun mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge.
— synonyms: tone_arm, pickup_arm
noun an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable.
— synonyms: cartridge
noun the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places.
noun the act of taking aboard passengers or freight.
Examples
“At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.”
“Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested.”
“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”