pick up
English Thesaurus
1. gain or regain energy (verb.body)
2. improve significantly; go from bad to good (verb.change)
3. lift out or reflect from a background (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | bring out, set off, |
| definition | : | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change) |
4. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | get the goods, |
| definition | : | discover some bad or hidden information about (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | wise up, |
| definition | : | get wise to (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | catch, trip up, |
| definition | : | detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ascertain, |
| definition | : | learn or discover with certainty (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | discover, find, |
| definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
| verb group | : | find, see, witness, |
| definition | : | perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception) |
5. eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | eat, |
| definition | : | take in solid food (verb.consumption) |
6. take up by hand (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | touch, |
| definition | : | make physical contact with, come in contact with (verb.contact) |
7. take into custody (verb.contact)
8. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | beatify, |
| definition | : | make blessedly happy (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | puff, |
| definition | : | make proud or conceited (verb.emotion) |
| cause | : | joy, rejoice, |
| definition | : | feel happiness or joy (verb.emotion) |
9. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | transport, |
| definition | : | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion) |
10. take and lift upward (verb.motion)
11. register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | comprehend, perceive, |
| definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | hear, |
| definition | : | receive a communication from someone (verb.perception) |
12. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | comprehend, perceive, |
| definition | : | to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception) |
13. buy casually or spontaneously (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | buy, purchase, |
| definition | : | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession) |
| domain category | : | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act) |
14. gather or collect (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | acquire, get, acquire, get, |
| definition | : | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession) |
15. meet someone for sexual purposes (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | get together, meet, |
| definition | : | get together socially or for a specific purpose (verb.social) |
16. gain or regain energy (verb.body)
| derivation | : | pick-me-up, pickup, |
| definition | : | anything with restorative powers (noun.artifact) |
17. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | discovery, |
| definition | : | something that is discovered (noun.communication) |
18. eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)
19. take into custody (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | a warrant to take someone into custody (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | apprehender, |
| definition | : | a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig, |
| definition | : | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person) |
20. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | intoxication, |
| definition | : | excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | elation, |
| definition | : | an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression (noun.state) |
21. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | the act of taking aboard passengers or freight (noun.act) |
22. register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor, |
| definition | : | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | centripetal, receptive, sensory, |
| definition | : | of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all) |
23. buy casually or spontaneously (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pickup, pickup, |
| definition | : | the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places (noun.act) |
24. meet someone for sexual purposes (verb.social)
| derivation | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships (noun.person) |
25. gain or regain energy (verb.body)
| derivation | : | pick-me-up, pickup, |
| definition | : | anything with restorative powers (noun.artifact) |
26. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | discovery, |
| definition | : | something that is discovered (noun.communication) |
27. eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)
28. take into custody (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | a warrant to take someone into custody (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | apprehender, |
| definition | : | a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig, |
| definition | : | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person) |
29. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | intoxication, |
| definition | : | excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | elation, |
| definition | : | an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression (noun.state) |
30. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | the act of taking aboard passengers or freight (noun.act) |
31. register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor, |
| definition | : | an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | centripetal, receptive, sensory, |
| definition | : | of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all) |
32. buy casually or spontaneously (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | pickup, pickup, |
| definition | : | the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places (noun.act) |
33. meet someone for sexual purposes (verb.social)
| derivation | : | pickup, |
| definition | : | a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships (noun.person) |
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