pickup

noun

1. 1

   the act of taking aboard passengers or freight

2. 2

   the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places

   garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays

3. 3

   an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

4. 4

   a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

5. 5

   anything with restorative powers

   she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her

6. 6

   mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

7. 7

   the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

   his car has a lot of pickup

8. 8

   a warrant to take someone into custody

   put out a pickup on that man

9. 9

   a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships