pick up
Concise English dictionary
verb
+take and lift upward
+take up by hand
+give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
+gather or collect
+get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
+get in addition, as an increase
+take into custody
+buy casually or spontaneously
+register (perceptual input)
+lift out or reflect from a background
+meet someone for sexual purposes
+fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
+get better
+perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
+eat by pecking at, like a bird
+gain or regain energy
