picks up Sentence Examples
- The trash collector picks up the garbage cans every Tuesday.
- My mom picks up the kids from school every afternoon.
- The phone company will pick up the broken cell phone.
- The cleaning lady picks up the toys left on the floor.
- The waiter picked up the empty plates from the table.
- The doctor picked up the stethoscope to listen to the patient's heart.
- The dog obediently picked up the stick that was thrown for him.
- The librarian picked up the books that were returned to the shelf.
- The child picked up the fallen crayons and put them back in the box.
- The mechanic picked up the car and drove it to the garage for repairs.
picks up Meaning
picks up
to obtain especially by buying or as a bargain, to take hold of and lift up, to acquire (a player) especially from another team through a trade or by financial recompense, to gain by study or experience, the act of collecting someone or something to be carried or transported away, a device (as on an electric guitar) for making such conversion, a temporary chance acquaintance, to come down with, to take hold of and lift, increase, a player acquired from another team, a light truck with an open body and low sides, to assume responsibility for guarding (an opponent) in an athletic contest, the receiving of sound or an image into a radio or television transmitting device, to catch sight of, to bring within range of sight or hearing, revive, to take (passengers or freight) into a vehicle, a device (as a microphone or a television camera) for converting sound or an image into electrical signals, to pack up one's belongings, understand, appreciate, a device (as on a phonograph) for making such a change, acceleration, to acquire without great effort or by chance, to form a brief or chance acquaintance with a stranger, to find and follow, one (as a hitchhiker or chance acquaintance) that is picked up, one that is picked up, to gather or regain speed or strength, utilizing or comprising local or available personnel especially without formal organization, to resume after a break, the act or technique of making the acquaintance of a previously unknown person especially for amorous purposes, acceleration sense 1, the reception of sound or an image into a radio or television transmitting apparatus for conversion into electrical signals, to become aware of, understand, catch, to accept for the purpose of paying, to put things in order, a light truck having an enclosed cab and an open body with low sides and tailgate, to acquire by study or experience, the changing of mechanical movements into electrical energy in the reproduction of sound, to gather together, to obtain especially by payment, to provide needed support or assistance to (someone who has faltered or failed, such as a teammate who has made an error) in a collaborative effort, an increase in activity, a pickup game, a revival of business activity, to adopt as one's own, to clean up, to enter informally into conversation or companionship with (a previously unknown person), gain, earn, to take into custody, the act or process of picking up, a hitchhiker who is given a ride, to acquire casually or by chance, the conversion of mechanical movements into electrical impulses in the reproduction of sound, to recover or increase speed, vigor, or activity, to come to and follow, a device (such as a microphone or a television camera) for converting sound or the image of a scene into electrical signals
Synonyms & Antonyms of picks up
Synonyms:
- imbibes
- discovers
- detects
- descries
- comprehends
- tumbles-to-
- ascertains
- hits-on-or-upon-
- discerns
- scares-up
- unearths
- digests
- apprehends
- digs-up
- assimilates
- determines
- sees
- memorizes
- examines
- majors-in-
- absorbs
- studies
- hears
- grasps
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word picks up
to obtain especially by buying or as a bargain, to take hold of and lift up, to acquire (a player) especially from another team through a trade or by financial
masters, gets, learns, runs down, tracks (down), finds out, gets the hang of, searches (for), drinks (in), knows
unlearns, misses, ignores,forgets, misunderstands,overlooks, disregards, neglects,
The trash collector picks up the garbage cans every Tuesday.
My mom picks up the kids from school every afternoon.
The phone company will pick up the broken cell phone.
The cleaning lady picks up the toys left on the floor.
