Pickup
noun
A small truck that has an open back with low sides which can carry things.
He loaded the furniture into the pickup and drove off.
Often appears as...
- pickup truck
- drive a pickup
noun
The act of getting or taking something or someone from a place.
I have a pickup at the airport at 3pm.
Often appears as...
- pickup time
- airport pickup
noun
A device in an electric guitar that changes sound vibrations into electrical signals.
He swapped the single-coil pickups on his guitar for humbuckers.
Often appears as...
- guitar pickup
- single-coil pickup
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Technical
noun
The act of starting again or continuing after a pause.
After the break, there was a pickup in the movie's pace.
Often appears as...
- pickup in pace
- pickup in activity
adjective
Organized informally or spontaneously, without pre-planning.
They organized a pickup game of soccer at the park.
Often appears as...
- pickup game
- pickup soccer
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A small truck that has an open back with low sides which can carry things.
He loaded the furniture into the pickup and drove off.
Often appears as...
- pickup truck
- drive a pickup
noun
The act of getting or taking something or someone from a place.
I have a pickup at the airport at 3pm.
Often appears as...
- pickup time
- airport pickup
noun
A device in an electric guitar that changes sound vibrations into electrical signals.
He swapped the single-coil pickups on his guitar for humbuckers.
Often appears as...
- guitar pickup
- single-coil pickup
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The act of starting again or continuing after a pause.
After the break, there was a pickup in the movie's pace.
Often appears as...
- pickup in pace
- pickup in activity
adjective
Organized informally or spontaneously, without pre-planning.
They organized a pickup game of soccer at the park.
Often appears as...
- pickup game
- pickup soccer
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Size
A pickup is smaller than a semi-truck but larger than most cars.
His pickup had enough space to carry all our camping gear.
Pro Tip 2/3American Icon
Pickup trucks are iconic in American culture, often associated with rural life.
He felt proud driving his pickup through the small town.
Pro Tip 3/3Open Bed
The open bed of the pickup is key for transporting large items.
They used the pickup's open bed to transport the new washing machine.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Size
A pickup is smaller than a semi-truck but larger than most cars.
His pickup had enough space to carry all our camping gear.
Pro Tip 2/3American Icon
Pickup trucks are iconic in American culture, often associated with rural life.
He felt proud driving his pickup through the small town.
Pro Tip 3/3Open Bed
The open bed of the pickup is key for transporting large items.
They used the pickup's open bed to transport the new washing machine.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Size
A pickup is smaller than a semi-truck but larger than most cars.
His pickup had enough space to carry all our camping gear.
Pro Tip 2/3American Icon
Pickup trucks are iconic in American culture, often associated with rural life.
He felt proud driving his pickup through the small town.
Pro Tip 3/3Open Bed
The open bed of the pickup is key for transporting large items.
They used the pickup's open bed to transport the new washing machine.
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Uber's plan to get more...
people are more likely to take Uber at different times of the day than they otherwise would have, and they're more likely to use it in places they wouldn't have before. And what that means for a driver is wherever he or she drops somebody off, they're much more likely to get a pickup and get back in. And so what that means is more trips per hour,
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Sergey Brin and Larry...
or in this case, ketchup. So this is a query that we had -- I guess it's a popular band that was more popular in some parts of the world than others. You can see that it got started right here. In the U.S. and Spain, it was popular at the same time. But it didn't have quite the same pickup in the U.S.
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Lessons we can learn...
their backpacks and their pickup trucks and driving through the night students who had taken a week off school people who are self-employed unemployed even a few who would used vacation time to leave their jobs and come and help after years in the military loyal following orders these men and
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My Long Walk Across...
where they can reach out to each other for support and to share experiences. And not just that. She can actually ping another driver in her vicinity if she is feeling distressed, if she's in danger, or if she’s simply just waiting for her next ride or pickup and doesn't want to wait alone.
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Dan Berkenstock: The...
that move around our world on a daily basis, while conveniently still not being able to see individuals. We had found our compromise. We would have to build something larger than the original breadbox, now more like a mini-fridge, but we still wouldn't have to build a pickup truck.
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Political common ground...
that puts you in direct contact with people completely unlike yourself is something we all have a responsibility for. I may get this a little wrong, but I think of the top-selling automotive models in this country, I think the top three or four are all pickup trucks.
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Alison Wright: Portraits...
worker and he said I'm gonna get you out of here and he drove me which he absolutely did not need to do with his wife van they drove me all the way to Thailand which was eight hours in the back of a pickup truck on the most potholed Road ever and here you can see
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Why it's so hard to make...
and they cheapened it. What's worse, when they realized their mistake and they took away the financial incentive, the late pickups still stayed at the high level. They had already poisoned the social contract. Health care is full of strong intrinsic motivations.
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The physics of playing...
producing a throbbing effect, which guitarists call the beats. And electric guitars give you even more to play with. The vibrations still start in the strings, but then they're translated into electrical signals by pickups
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Do You Have What It...
about 400 hours sitting in the pickup definitely worst places to be this is a pretty special place
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Uber's plan to get more...
people are more likely to take Uber at different times of the day than they otherwise would have, and they're more likely to use it in places they wouldn't have before. And what that means for a driver is wherever he or she drops somebody off, they're much more likely to get a pickup and get back in. And so what that means is more trips per hour,
Video examples
Sergey Brin and Larry...
or in this case, ketchup. So this is a query that we had -- I guess it's a popular band that was more popular in some parts of the world than others. You can see that it got started right here. In the U.S. and Spain, it was popular at the same time. But it didn't have quite the same pickup in the U.S.
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
their backpacks and their pickup trucks and driving through the night students who had taken a week off school people who are self-employed unemployed even a few who would used vacation time to leave their jobs and come and help after years in the military loyal following orders these men and
Video examples
My Long Walk Across...
where they can reach out to each other for support and to share experiences. And not just that. She can actually ping another driver in her vicinity if she is feeling distressed, if she's in danger, or if she’s simply just waiting for her next ride or pickup and doesn't want to wait alone.
Video examples
Dan Berkenstock: The...
that move around our world on a daily basis, while conveniently still not being able to see individuals. We had found our compromise. We would have to build something larger than the original breadbox, now more like a mini-fridge, but we still wouldn't have to build a pickup truck.
Video examples
Political common ground...
that puts you in direct contact with people completely unlike yourself is something we all have a responsibility for. I may get this a little wrong, but I think of the top-selling automotive models in this country, I think the top three or four are all pickup trucks.
Video examples
Alison Wright: Portraits...
worker and he said I'm gonna get you out of here and he drove me which he absolutely did not need to do with his wife van they drove me all the way to Thailand which was eight hours in the back of a pickup truck on the most potholed Road ever and here you can see
Video examples
Why it's so hard to make...
and they cheapened it. What's worse, when they realized their mistake and they took away the financial incentive, the late pickups still stayed at the high level. They had already poisoned the social contract. Health care is full of strong intrinsic motivations.
Video examples
The physics of playing...
producing a throbbing effect, which guitarists call the beats. And electric guitars give you even more to play with. The vibrations still start in the strings, but then they're translated into electrical signals by pickups
Video examples
Do You Have What It...
about 400 hours sitting in the pickup definitely worst places to be this is a pretty special place
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Zack Greinke
American Athlete
Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world, and you don't deal with any of the other stuff. But that's not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can't do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.
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Donald Faison
American Actor
To be honest with you, girls didn't really start paying attention to me until after 'Clueless' came out. Then, all of a sudden, it was different. And that's the honest-to-goodness truth. I wasn't very popular until that happened. I have zero pickup lines. My game, I guess you could say, is my work.
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Dorothy Allison
American Writer
I think it's wonderful that people in pickup trucks are buying two flats of dog food and a copy of 'Bastard.' I want my view of the world to be right up there next to gallon boxes of Tide.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
A pickup in demand in many advanced economies and a stabilization in commodity prices should, in turn, boost the growth prospects of emerging market economies.
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Sissy Spacek
American Actress
Texas is just so rich with characters. Women who live alone in a little house on a thousand acres with nothing but cattle and a pickup truck. And an airplane.
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Solomon Ortiz
American Politician
Supporting the troops has got to mean more than bumper stickers on pickup trucks, my friends. We need to give them what they need.
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Alex Cox
British Director
Unfortunately my career began in Hollywood, doing a negative pickup for Universal pictures.
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Peyton Manning
American Athlete
You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.
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Sylvia Hoeks
Dutch Actress
No pickup lines! They're the worst. But I love jokes.
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Michael Steger
American Actor
My first car was a 1986 Toyota pickup.
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Zack Greinke
American Athlete
Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world, and you don't deal with any of the other stuff. But that's not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can't do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.
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Donald Faison
American Actor
To be honest with you, girls didn't really start paying attention to me until after 'Clueless' came out. Then, all of a sudden, it was different. And that's the honest-to-goodness truth. I wasn't very popular until that happened. I have zero pickup lines. My game, I guess you could say, is my work.
Quote examples
Dorothy Allison
American Writer
I think it's wonderful that people in pickup trucks are buying two flats of dog food and a copy of 'Bastard.' I want my view of the world to be right up there next to gallon boxes of Tide.
Quote examples
Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
A pickup in demand in many advanced economies and a stabilization in commodity prices should, in turn, boost the growth prospects of emerging market economies.
Quote examples
Sissy Spacek
American Actress
Texas is just so rich with characters. Women who live alone in a little house on a thousand acres with nothing but cattle and a pickup truck. And an airplane.
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Solomon Ortiz
American Politician
Supporting the troops has got to mean more than bumper stickers on pickup trucks, my friends. We need to give them what they need.
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Alex Cox
British Director
Unfortunately my career began in Hollywood, doing a negative pickup for Universal pictures.
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Peyton Manning
American Athlete
You can play pickup basketball, but you can't really re-create football.
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Sylvia Hoeks
Dutch Actress
No pickup lines! They're the worst. But I love jokes.
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Michael Steger
American Actor
My first car was a 1986 Toyota pickup.
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