pickup

• ⇰ Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
• ⇰ That which picks up;
• ⇰ One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.
• ⇰ a social companion for the evening who is met without prior arrangement, as at a singles bar; also, the act of joining with such a companion in that fashion.
• ⇰ acceleration; a measure of the ability of a vehicle to accelerate.
• ⇰ a component of a phonograph which contains the stylus and also components for converting the vibrations of the stylus into electrical impulses for subsequent processing into sound; often referred to as a cartridge>; also, the process of converting vibrati
• ⇰ the conversion of sound or light into electrical signals in a sound or image recording or transmitting device.
• ⇰ a small truck having an enclosed driver's compartment (cab) but an open rear with usually low sides and a tailgate. Also called pickup truck>.
• ⇰ a hitchhiker who has been picked up.