pickup.
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
Meaning & usage
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations.
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. The reception of sound, etc. by such a device.
This microphone has very weak pickup.
Ellipsis of pickup truck.
Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pickup.
At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested.
A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate.
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
The act of answering a telephone.
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.
A time during which passengers, such as school children, are picked up.
The rate at which a motor vehicle picks up speed.
The condition of being picked up, or taken up; adoption by some entity.
Where this word comes from
From pick + up.
Misspelling of pick up.
Where this word comes from
From pick + up.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.