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
noun, as in a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
noun, as in anything with restorative powers
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
mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
anything with restorative powers“she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her”
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration“his car has a lot of pickup”
an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
a warrant to take someone into custody“put out a pickup on that man”
a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places“garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays”
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