PICK UP Synonyms: 363 Similar and Opposite Words

pick up 1 of 2

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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pickup

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as in increase

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After getting roughed up by rival CU last week, and with the schedule stiffening with Oregon State and conference play in October, CSU picked up a harder-than-it-should’ve-been win over UTEP at Canvas Stadium. —

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024 For more on Key, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. —

Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024

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Crawford told the man to move to the back of the truck’s cab, which gave him more room, and since the front end of the pickup was angled down, into deeper water. —

Jack Brook and Sara Cline, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 On a month-to-month basis, core prices rose 0.3%, a slight pickup from July's 0.2% increase. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pick up

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