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| call for |
to stop by for; fetch; pick up. [1/3 definitions] |
| jack |
(pl. but used with a sing. verb) a game, usu. played by children, the object of which is to pick up as many small, star-shaped metal pieces as one can while bouncing a ball. [1/7 definitions] |
| lift |
to pick up in one's hand or hands. [1/12 definitions] |
| palm1 |
to pick up in a stealthy manner. [1/4 definitions] |
| peck2 |
to strike, nip, or pick up with the beak. [1/7 definitions] |
| sandstorm |
a storm, esp. in the desert, with high winds that pick up sand and drive it through the air. |
| scoop |
to gather in or pick up swiftly (often fol. by "up"). [1/12 definitions] |
| thumb |
the short, thick first or inmost finger on humans and other primates that is opposed to the other four fingers and thus permits the hand to grasp and pick up objects. [1/5 definitions] |
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