to pick up

Definition von to pick up im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: take up
Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking.; To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation
She could tell he intended to pick up on her.; To receive (a radio signal or the like)
With the new antenna, I can pick up stations all the way from Omaha.; To notice, detect or discern, often used with "on"
Did you pick up on his nervousness?.; To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
It looks complicated, but you'll soon pick it up.; To lift; to grasp and raise
When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom.; To reduce the despondency of
they pick me up when I'm feeling blue.; To take control (physically) of something; To collect an object, especially in passing
Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home?.; To collect a passenger
I'll pick you up outside the library.; To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely; The act of obtaining something or someone (usually onto a vehicle). The time the act occurs; To improve, increase, or speed up
Prices seem to be picking up again.; To point out (a person's behaviour, habits, or actions) in a critical manner
She's always picking me up on my grammar.; To answer a telephone. See pick up the phone
I'm calling him, but he just isn't picking up!.; To restart or resume
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.; To collect and detain (a suspect)
The cops have picked up the man they were looking for.; A pickup truck; To clean up; to return to an organized state
You're lucky, said Marla. My mother makes me pick up my room every single day..; An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line, pick-up joint, pickup artist
Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pick up, I'm not interested.; To pay for
The company will pick up lunch with customers for sales calls.; An impromptu athletic game
At lunch we had a game of pick up hockey.; eat by pecking at, like a bird; If you pick someone up on something that they have said or done, you mention it and tell them that you think it is wrong. if I may pick you up on that point see also pick-up; lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"; If trade or the economy of a country picks up, it improves. Industrial production is beginning to pick up; recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"; Refers to the adherence of workpiece material to the saw; When you pick yourself up after you have fallen or been knocked down, you stand up rather slowly. Anthony picked himself up and set off along the track; take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"; meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars; (1) (of a card) capture during the play; If someone picks up a point or topic that has already been mentioned, or if they pick up on it, they refer to it or develop it. Can I just pick up that gentleman's point? I'll pick up on what I said a couple of minutes ago; 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"; take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"; When you pick something up, you lift it up. He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it; 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"; To pick up a carrier is when the 2 modems recognize each other's signals over a phone line After this point the two computers can communicate; If you pick up an illness, you get it from somewhere or something. They've picked up a really nasty infection from something they've eaten. = catch; If someone is picked up by the police, they are arrested and taken to a police station. Rawlings had been picked up by police at his office The police picked him up within the hour; {f} grasp and lift; gather, obtain; hurry up, gain speed; improve; straighten, tidy (Colloquial); approach someone with an offer of romantic involvement (Informal); resume after an intermission; buy, get (e.g.: "We are out of milk, on your way home from work can you pick up a carton of milk?"); meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"; get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"; get better; "Her performance in school picked up"; a pick up is where a player picks up a new tile A tile is either picked from the wall or, the player may pick the last tile discarded by another player, provided that they can form a meld using it A player may jump in at any point during the game to pick up the last tile dicarded This is done by the player declaring the name of the meld they wish to form using the tile Restrictions exist on forming chows with discards A player may only use a discard tile to form a chow if the tile was discarded by their play-order predecessor In the event that two players call to form a meld with the same discard tile, a Kong has precedence over a Pung, which in turn has precedence over a Chow; take and lift upward recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"; gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"; If you pick up someone you do not know, you talk to them and try to start a sexual relationship with them. He had picked her up at a nightclub on Kallari Street, where she worked as a singer; take and lift upward; The lifting of the rod with the casting hand and arm It starts the lift of the leader off the water's surface This is the first step of the traditional pick up lay down cast; give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"; If you pick up something, such as a feature or a pattern, you discover or identify it. Consumers in Europe are slow to pick up trends in the use of information technology; buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"; When a vehicle picks up speed, it begins to move more quickly. Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed. = accelerate; To pick up the dice, thereby ending the player's turn; If you pick up something such as a skill or an idea, you acquire it without effort over a period of time. Where did you pick up your English?; When you pick up someone or something that is waiting to be collected, you go to the place where they are and take them away, often in a car. She went over to her parents' house to pick up some clean clothes I picked her up at Covent Garden to take her to lunch with my mother; 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"; When you pick up the pieces after a disaster, you do what you can to get the situation back to normal again. Do we try and prevent problems or do we try and pick up the pieces afterwards?; Nothing more than talking to a girl and finding out her name "Meee!* last night we picked up All kinds* of girls at L'action" (popular club in St-Leonard) *see: Meee *see: All kinds; If a piece of equipment, for example a radio or a microphone, picks up a signal or sound, it receives it or detects it. We can pick up Italian television; fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"; Starting a scene from a place other than the beginning