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(noun) the act of taking aboard passengers or freight |
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Related Words: acquiring, getting |
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(noun) the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places: "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays" |
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Related Words: assembling, collecting, collection, garbage collection, garbage pickup, trash collection, trash pickup |
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(noun) a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard |
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Synonyms: pickup truck |
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Related Words: motortruck, truck |
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(noun) anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" |
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Synonyms: pick-me-up |
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Related Words: corrective, restorative |
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(noun) the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" |
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Synonyms: getaway |
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Related Words: acceleration |
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(noun) (informal) a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man" |
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Related Words: arrest warrant, bench warrant |
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(noun) a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships |
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Related Words: acquaintance, friend |
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(noun) the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable |
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Synonyms: cartridge |
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Related Words: crystal pickup, electro-acoustic transducer |
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(noun) light balanced arm that carries the cartridge |
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Synonyms: pickup arm, tone arm |
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Related Words: mechanical device |
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