Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"he always tries to pick up girls in bars"
Derived:
pickup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
"The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
buy casually or spontaneously
"I picked up some food for a snack"
Derived:
pickup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
Type of:
transport
Derived:
pickup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
"He picked up the book and started to read"
Type of:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"
"His eyes picked up his smile"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
"I caught the aroma of coffee"
"He caught the allusion in her glance"
"ears open to catch every sound"
"The dog picked up the scent"
"Catch a glimpse"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 10
get better
"Her performance in school picked up"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 12
"You can get the results on Monday"
"She picked up the children at the day care center"
"They pick up our trash twice a week"
Derived:
pickup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 13
"I picked up after a nap"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 14
"Music can uplift your spirits"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 15
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
"I see that you have been promoted"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
16
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
81
Times Searched
3
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