Antonyms for pick up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pik |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɪk |
Definition of pick up
Origin :- early 14c. as a verbal phrase, "lift and take," from pick (v.) + up (adv.). Of persons, "make acquaintance or take along," especially for sexual purposes, 1690s. Meaning "cause (someone) to revive" is from 1857. Sense of "tidy up" is from 1861; that of "arrest" is from 1871; meaning "gain speed" is from 1922; meaning "to pay" (a check, tab, etc.) is from 1945. Pick-me-up "stimulating alcoholic drink" is attested from 1867.
- verb lift, raise
- verb obtain, find
- verb improve
- verb call for socially
- verb arrest for crime
- If I am discharged I think I can manage to pick up a living somehow.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Do you expect me to pick up everything you've thrown in the mud and feel grateful?
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- He stood blinking, trying to pick up their meaning with his eyes.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Why had he stooped to pick up the cloak if they were not following—if he had not been afraid of losing it?
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- To-day she had contrived to pick up some geranium blossoms, scarlet and pink.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Then other planes came and attempted to pick up the man with lines.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- But in a few days he could pick up his heels to better advantage.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- The other Indians laughed loudly, and urged the man on to pick up the cub.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- I may pick up something that will help me to find your father.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- But what on earth—where the mischief could he pick up a companion like that?
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Synonyms for pick up
- accompany
- acquire
- annex
- apprehend
- book
- bust
- buy
- chalk up
- collar
- collect
- come across
- compass
- continue
- cull
- detain
- drop in for
- elevate
- extract
- gain
- gain ground
- garner
- gather
- get
- get better
- get the hang of
- get well
- give a lift
- glean
- go for
- go to get
- grasp
- happen upon
- have
- hoist
- increase
- invite
- learn
- make a comeback
- mend
- nab
- offer
- perk up
- pinch
- procure
- proposition
- pull in
- purchase
- rally
- rear
- recommence
- recover
- renew
- reopen
- restart
- resume
- run in
- score
- secure
- stop for
- swell
- take
- take into custody
- take up
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
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