pick up 1 of 2
verb
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as in to master
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks Synonyms & Similar Words
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- master
- learn
- get
- understand
- get the hang of
- find out
- know
- run down
- dig up
- discover
- see
- grasp
- comprehend
- hear
- scare up
- search (for)
- study
- digest
- ascertain
- drink (in)
- absorb
- examine
- detect
- apprehend
- track (down)
- imbibe
- determine
- tumble (to)
- assimilate
- memorize
- discern
- descry
- hit (on or upon)
- unearth
- major (in)
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- forget
- ignore
- unlearn
- miss
- disregard
- overlook
- misunderstand
- neglect
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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark Synonyms & Similar Words
- collect
- assemble
- gather
- round up
- group
- get together
- accumulate
- garner
- amass
- corral
- pack
- concentrate
- combine
- join
- lump
- congregate
- bulk (up)
- pile
- stack
- batch
- bunch
- ball
- organize
- constellate
- cluster
- compile
- raise
- connect
- arrange
- unite
- rally
- band
- merge
- pool
- huddle
- link
- brigade
- flock
- herd
- muster
- press
- swarm
- archive
- heap
- systematize
- collate
- hive
- throng
- regroup
- re-collect
- regather
- scrape (up or together)
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- split (up)
- dispel
- break up
- dissipate
- send
- disperse
- scatter
- separate
- dissolve
- dismiss
- disintegrate
- sever
- disband
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as in to buy
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for could you pick up some milk at the store? Synonyms & Similar Words
- buy
- purchase
- take
- get
- obtain
- win
- cop
- acquire
- pay (for)
- procure
- deal (for)
- garner
- exchange (for)
- gain
- secure
- haggle (for)
- finance
- trade (for)
- negotiate (about)
- offer
- bargain (with)
- bid
- repurchase
- palter (with)
- barter (for)
- spring (for)
- rebuy
- chaffer (with)
- dicker (over)
- horse-trade (with)
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- deal (in)
- sell
- merchandise
- market
- retail
- merchandize
- vend
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as in to gain
to gradually increase in the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat Synonyms & Similar Words
- gain
- build up
- grow (in)
- gather
- accumulate
- accrue
- triple (in)
- stimulate
- expand
- double (in)
- maximize
- step up
- amass
- mount
- excite
- enhance
- enrich
- ramp (up)
- extend
- enlarge
- elevate
- jack (up)
- boost
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- decrease (in)
- lose
- fall (in)
- decline (in)
- diminish (in)
- taper off
- dip
- lessen
- taper
- abate
- dwindle
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as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa Synonyms & Similar Words
- lift
- take up
- raise
- elevate
- hoist
- uplift
- up
- hike
- uphold
- heighten
- crane
- boost
- heave
- jack (up)
- perk (up)
- upraise
- heft
- mount
- rise
- ascend
- rear
- upend
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- drop
- fall
- push
- slip
- descend
- dip
- lower
- plunge
- bear
- pitch
- press
- depress
- sink
- submerge
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as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food Synonyms & Similar Words
- arrest
- seize
- grab
- run in
- pull in
- apprehend
- restrain
- detain
- capture
- nab
- commit
- pinch
- nick
- nail
- snatch
- catch
- jail
- snap (up)
- bust
- collar
- trap
- lock (up)
- hook
- confine
- land
- snare
- imprison
- get
- bind
- bag
- hold
- grapple
- intern
- shackle
- incarcerate
- jug
- remand
- fetter
- immure
- handcuff
- enchain
- trammel
- manacle
- rearrest
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- discharge
- release
- liberate
- spring
- emancipate
- free
- loose
- loosen
- unbind
- unchain
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as in to clean house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room? Synonyms & Similar Words
- clean house
- set straight
- tidy (up)
- order
- clean (up)
- arrange
- housekeep
- houseclean
- turn out
- clean (off)
- straighten (up)
- neaten
- unclutter
- police (up)
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- mess (up)
- clutter
- disarrange
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as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off Synonyms & Similar Words
- resume
- restart
- continue
- reopen
- proceed (with)
- renew
- resuscitate
- revive
- recrudesce
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- finish
- end
- complete
- conclude
- check
- cut
- stay
- finalize
- consummate
- stop
- drop
- terminate
- break
- can
- shut off
- leave off
- cease
- quit
- halt
- discontinue
- desist
- scuttle
- knock off
- belay
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as in to trim
to make neat the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while Synonyms & Similar Words
- trim
- organize
- arrange
- redd (up or out)
- draw up
- straighten (up or out)
- tidy (up)
- neaten
- classify
- dispose
- spruce (up)
- order
- systematize
- codify
- array
- range
- marshall
- marshal
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- mix (up)
- shuffle
- upset
- disrupt
- scramble
- disturb
- mess (up)
- disarray
- tumble
- muddle
- disorganize
- disarrange
- discompose
- muss
- jumble
- disorder
- tousle
- rumple
- dishevel
pickup
2 of 2noun
as in upturn
Synonyms & Similar Words
- upturn
- increase
- upswing
- boost
- spurt
- surge
- explosion
- burst
- outbreak
- renewal
- flare
- flurry
- flood
- flash
- outburst
- epidemic
- eruption
- rush
- flicker
- volley
- flutter
- recrudescence
- paroxysm
- recurrence
- deluge
- flare-up
- spate
- commotion
- furor
- uproar
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- slump
- calm
- doldrums