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pickup

/ˈpɪkʌp/noun2 syllables

Pickup means: mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge.

Synonyms for pickup6

noun, as in mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

tone arm, pickup arm

noun, as in a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

pickup truck

noun, as in anything with restorative powers

pick-me-up

noun, as in the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

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

What does pickup mean?9

noun

1

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

2

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

3

anything with restorative powers“she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her”

4

the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration“his car has a lot of pickup”

5

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

6

a warrant to take someone into custody“put out a pickup on that man”

7

a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

8

the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places“garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays”

9

the act of taking aboard passengers or freight

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pickup in a sentence

  • He had an old pickup truck and a big, battered mower.CM
  • For long drives, a sedan is more comfortable than a pickup truck.orcrist
  • Sami stumbled to the road, flagging down a pickup.OsoHombre
  • The man in the back of the pickup truck started firing at us.CK
  • The movers dragged a heavy closet into the pickup truck.marioo
  • Karl's pickup truck made transporting all that stuff easy.Amastan
  • I was rear-ended by a pickup truck.CK
  • Paul woke up to another pickup truck passing by.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pickup

as a noun

plural
pickups