Synonyms for pickup
ˈpɪkˌʌppick·up

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1. pickup, pickup trucknoun

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

   Synonyms:
   getaway, tone arm, pickup arm, cartridge, pickup truck, pick-me-up

2. pickupnoun

   a warrant to take someone into custody

   "put out a pickup on that man"

   Synonyms:
   getaway, tone arm, pickup arm, cartridge, pickup truck, pick-me-up

3. pickup, pick-me-upnoun

   anything with restorative powers

   "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"

   Synonyms:
   bracer, pick-me-up, cartridge, pickup truck, pickup arm, getaway, tone arm

4. pickupnoun

   a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships

   Synonyms:
   getaway, tone arm, pickup arm, cartridge, pickup truck, pick-me-up

5. pickup, getawaynoun

   the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

   "his car has a lot of pickup"

   Synonyms:
   lam, pick-me-up, cartridge, pickup truck, pickup arm, getaway, tone arm

6. tone arm, pickup, pickup armnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   pickup arm, pick-me-up, cartridge, getaway, pickup truck, tone arm

7. cartridge, pickupnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   magazine, pick-me-up, cartridge, pickup truck, pickup arm, getaway, tone arm

8. pickupnoun

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

   "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"

   Synonyms:
   getaway, tone arm, pickup arm, cartridge, pickup truck, pick-me-up

9. pickupnoun

   the act of taking aboard passengers or freight

   Synonyms:
   getaway, tone arm, pickup arm, cartridge, pickup truck, pick-me-up

Matched Categories

1. • Acceleration
   • Acquaintance
   • Acquiring
   • Bench Warrant
   • Collection
   • Electro-acoustic Transducer
   • Mechanical Device
   • Truck

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1. List of paraphrases for "pickup":

   pick-up, capture, truck, selections, collection, catchment, van

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How to use pickup in a sentence?

1. An Uber spokesperson:

   Affordability is a top reason riders choose shared rides, and we’re internally experimenting with a way to save money in exchange for a later pickup.

2. Michael Arone:

   The jobs report had something for everyone, the payrolls number was above forecasts but wage increases were modest. So for those concerned about a significant pickup in inflation, this report didn't signal that.

3. Former US Rep. Joe Walsh:

   Our founding fathers understood this clearly and that's why they wrote the Second Amendment the way they did -- that that right will not be infringed. whether he had a gun, a hammer, a bomb, whether he drove a pickup truck through the window of a classroom... He's responsible for that act, not the gun, not the hammer and not the pickup truck.

4. Charles Watson:

   Nancy, certainly more questions than answers. We heard in the week that the FBI had discovered Brian Laundrie's remains at the Environmental Creek Park. Not far from the Laundrie's North Port home here. An autopsy was completed on that body -- results came back inconclusive. Remains are being sent to a forensic anthropologist who will sift through the remains and figure out any clues to try to determine cause of death, here at Laundrie's home in North Port, it has been quiet today. This morning we got a first look at the Laundrie parents leaving the home together, they were in a hurry, jumped into a red pickup truck and left. They sped off.

5. Steven Englander:

   The FOMC will be afraid that dropping patience without making some reference to the USD or international asset market conditions will lead to an even faster USD pickup, paradoxically, if they are serious about hiking mid-year, a USD breakout may limit their options.