pick somebody up

Definition of pick somebody up in English English dictionary
pick up: To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation
She could tell he intended to pick up on her.
pick up: To receive (a radio signal or the like)
With the new antenna, I can pick up stations all the way from Omaha.
pick up: To notice, detect or discern, often used with "on"
Did you pick up on his nervousness?.
pick up: To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
It looks complicated, but you'll soon pick it up.
pick up: To lift; to grasp and raise
When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom.
pick up: To reduce the despondency of
they pick me up when I'm feeling blue.
pick up: To take control (physically) of something
pick up: To collect an object, especially in passing
Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home?.
pick up: To collect a passenger
I'll pick you up outside the library.
pick up: To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely
pick up: The act of obtaining something or someone (usually onto a vehicle). The time the act occurs
pick up: To improve, increase, or speed up
Prices seem to be picking up again.
pick up: To point out (a person's behaviour, habits, or actions) in a critical manner
She's always picking me up on my grammar.
pick up: To answer a telephone. See pick up the phone
I'm calling him, but he just isn't picking up!.
pick up: To restart or resume
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.
pick up: To collect and detain (a suspect)
The cops have picked up the man they were looking for.
pick up: A pickup truck
pick up: 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..
pick up: 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.
pick up: To pay for
The company will pick up lunch with customers for sales calls.
pick up: An impromptu athletic game
At lunch we had a game of pick up hockey.
pick someone up: 1. go somewhere to collect someone. 2.casually strike up a relationship with someone as a sexual overture. 3. return to a point or remark made by someone in order to criticize it
pick something up: resume something
pick something up: obtain, acquire, or learn something. catch an illness or infection
pick something up: collect something that has been left elsewhere
pick something up: tidy a room or building
pick something up: (also pick up on) refer to or develop a point or topic mentioned earlier. become aware of or sensitive to something
pick something up: detect or receive a signal or sound
pick me up: {i} drink that energizes and invigorates (such as coffee or an alcoholic drink)
pick up: eat by pecking at, like a bird
pick up: 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
pick up: lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile"
pick up: If trade or the economy of a country picks up, it improves. Industrial production is beginning to pick up
pick up: recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
pick up: Refers to the adherence of workpiece material to the saw
pick up: 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
pick up: take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read"
pick up: meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars
pick up: (1) (of a card) capture during the play
pick up: 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
pick up: 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"
pick up: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
pick up: 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
pick up: 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"
pick up: 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
pick up: 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
pick up: 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
pick up: {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?")
pick up: meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
pick up: get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
pick up: get better; "Her performance in school picked up"
pick 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
pick up: take and lift upward recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
pick up: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
pick up: 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
pick up: take and lift upward
pick up: 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
pick up: give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
pick up: 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
pick up: buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack"
pick up: When a vehicle picks up speed, it begins to move more quickly. Brian pulled away slowly, but picked up speed. = accelerate
pick up: To pick up the dice, thereby ending the player's turn
pick up: 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?
pick up: 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
pick up: 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"
pick up: 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?
pick up: 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
pick up: 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
pick up: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
pick up: Starting a scene from a place other than the beginning

pick somebody up

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pick some·bo·dy up

Turkish pronunciation

pîk sʌmbıdi ʌp

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/ˈpək ˈsəmbədē ˈəp/ /ˈpɪk ˈsʌmbədiː ˈʌp/

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