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pick up
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- pick
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| definition 1: |
to take up by hand.
He dropped his wallet and I picked it up for him.She picks up the baby every time he cries.- synonyms:
- lift, raise
- antonyms:
- put down
- similar words:
- heave, heft, hoist
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| definition 2: |
to make (a living space) neat by putting objects in order.
You'd better pick up the living room before the guests arrive.- similar words:
- clean, tidy up
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| definition 3: |
to acquire or learn.
He picked up a lot of Spanish when he was traveling in South America.She quickly picked up an understanding of how the computer works.- synonyms:
- learn, master
- similar words:
- grasp, obtain, understand
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| definition 4: |
to begin again after an interruption.
Let's pick up where we ended last time.- synonyms:
- resume
- similar words:
- begin, recommence, renew, start
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| related words: |
acquire, glean, imbibe, learn, raise, receive, tidy |
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