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take and lift upward
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take up by hand;
"He picked up the book and started to read"
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give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift;
"We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
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gather or collect;
"You can get the results on Monday"
"She picked up the children at the day care center"
"They pick up our trash twice a week"
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get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
"I see that you have been promoted"
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get in addition, as an increase;
"The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
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take into custody;
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
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buy casually or spontaneously;
"I picked up some food for a snack"
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register (perceptual input);
"pick up a signal"
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lift out or reflect from a background;
"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"
"His eyes picked up his smile"
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meet someone for sexual purposes;
"he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
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fill with high spirits; fill with optimism;
"Music can uplift your spirits"
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improve significantly; go from bad to good;
"Her performance in school picked up"
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perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily;
"I caught the aroma of coffee"
"He caught the allusion in her glance"
"ears open to catch every sound"
"The dog picked up the scent"
"Catch a glimpse"
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eat by pecking at, like a bird
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gain or regain energy;
"I picked up after a nap"