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