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单词 pickup
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pickup

​adjective​only before noun​American
UK /ˈpɪkʌp/
Other entries for this word
pickup noun
pickup
pickup point noun
pickup truck
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a pickup game is played by a group of people who do not always know each other, but suddenly decide they want to play together

    a pickup game of basketball

    Synonyms and related words
    General words relating to sports and games
    sport
    game
    support

pickup

​adjective​only before noun​American
US /ˈpɪkʌp/
Other entries for this word
pickup noun
pickup
pickup point noun
pickup truck
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a pickup game is played by a group of people who do not always know each other, but suddenly decide they want to play together

    a pickup game of basketball

    Synonyms and related words
    General words relating to sports and games
    sports
    game
    support

pickup

​noun
UK /ˈpɪkʌp/
Other entries for this word
pickup adjective
pickup point noun
Word Forms
singularpickup
pluralpickups
  1. 1

    pickup

    or

    pickup truck

    countable a truck with an open back and low sides
    Synonyms and related words
    Road vehicles other than cars
    4×4
    4WD
    all-terrain vehicle
  2. 2
    countable a place or time at which people, goods, or other things are collected

    They make deliveries in the mornings and pickups in the afternoons.

    Synonyms and related words
    Places of a particular type
    a den of iniquity/vice
    a happy/favourite hunting ground
    anchorage
  3. 3
    singular ​informalan improvement or increase in something

    The survey showed a pickup in corporate confidence.

    Synonyms and related words
    Improvement and improvements
    improvement
    gain
    quantum leap
  4. 4
    countable ​informala stranger that you meet with the purpose of having a short sexual relationship with them
    Synonyms and related words
    General words relating to dating and sexual partners
    be made for each other
    be meant for
    catch
  5. 5
    countable the part of a record player that touches the record and sends the sound to the speakers
    Synonyms and related words
    Machines for playing sound or pictures
    boom box
    CD player
    deck

pickup ​‌

​noun
US /ˈpɪkʌp/
Other entries for this word
pickup adjective
pickup point noun
Word Forms
singularpickup
pluralpickups
  1. 1

    pickup

    or

    pickup truck

    countable a truck with an open back and low sides
    Synonyms and related words
    Road vehicles other than cars
    18-wheeler
    4×4
    4WD
  2. 2
    countable ​informala stranger that you meet with the purpose of having a short sexual relationship with them
    Synonyms and related words
    General words relating to dating and sexual partners
    be made for each other
    be meant for
    catch
  3. 3
    uncountable ​American​informalthe power of a vehicle to accelerate (=go faster) quickly

    It’s a little car, but it has a lot of pickup.

    Synonyms and related words
    Engine and machine behavior
    backfire
    burn up
    come to life
  4. 4
    singular ​informalan improvement or increase in something

    The survey showed a pickup in corporate confidence.

    Synonyms and related words
    Improvement and improvements
    improvement
    a change for the better/worse
    development
  5. 5
    countable the part of a record player that touches the record and sends the sound to the speakers
    Synonyms and related words
    Machines for playing sound or pictures
    boom box
    CD player
    compact disc player
  6. 6
    countable a place or time at which people, goods, or other things are collected

    They make deliveries in the mornings and pickups in the afternoons.

    Synonyms and related words
    Places of a particular type
    a den of iniquity
    aerie
    a happy/favorite hunting ground
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