pick

  • 101pick at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pick at : present tense I/you/we/they pick at he/she/it picks at present participle picking at past tense picked at past participle picked at 1) pick at something to eat only small amounts of a meal because… …

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  • 102pick on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pick on : present tense I/you/we/they pick on he/she/it picks on present participle picking on past tense picked on past participle picked on a) pick on someone to keep treating someone badly or unfairly,… …

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  • 103pick up — verb 1. take and lift upward (Freq. 22) • Syn: ↑lift up, ↑gather up • Hypernyms: ↑raise, ↑lift, ↑elevate, ↑get up, ↑bring up …

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  • 104pick up — 1. verb a) To lift; to grasp and raise. When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom. b) To collect an object, especially in passing. Can you pick up a pint of milk on your way home? …

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  • 105Pick up — 1. acquire (a partner) for a sexual encounter; 2. (pick up) a) casual acquaintance for sexual intercourse; b) pick up truck; c) player who is not a regular part of the team; d) composed of whoever happens to be around: pick up game ; pick up jazz …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 106pick up — Australian Slang 1. acquire (a partner) for a sexual encounter; 2. (pick up) a) casual acquaintance for sexual intercourse; b) pick up truck; c) player who is not a regular part of the team; d) composed of whoever happens to be around: pick up… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 107pick-up — /ˈpɪk ʌp/ (say pik up) noun 1. Sport the act of fielding a ball after it hits the ground. 2. Radio a. the process of receiving soundwaves in the transmitting set in order to change them into electrical waves. b. a receiving or recording device as …

  • 108pick —    Ohi, ako (gather); wae, koho (select);    ♦ pick up, hao, lapulapu; lālau (as a fallen object); akahao (carefully); kiko, pikawai (as chickens);    ♦ pick at, as food, niole, oninini;    ♦ pick out, ōhiki.    ♦ Pick breadfruit with a pole, lou …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 109Pick-up — Pickup Pick up, or Pick up Pick up , n. [Colloq., Cant, or Slang] 1. Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) same… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110Pick-Up — Fiat Strada ist einer der günstigsten aktuellen Pickup Modelle Dodge Ram Pickup, einer der am stärksten motorisierten Pritschen …

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