Definition of "pickup" []

• The act or process of picking up: the pickup and delivery of farm produce. (noun)
• Sports The act of striking or fielding a ball after it has touched the ground: a good pickup and throw from third base. (noun)
• Capacity for acceleration: a sports car with good pickup. (noun)
• Informal An improvement in condition or activity: a pickup in sales. (noun)
• Slang An arrest by a law enforcement officer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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