1.  pickup(n = noun.artifact) pickup truck - a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard;
is a kind of motortruck, truck
has particulars: technical

2.  pickup(n = noun.communication) - a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
is a kind of arrest warrant, bench warrant
Derived form verb pick up₇

3.  pickup(n = noun.artifact) pick-me-up - anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
is a kind of corrective, restorative
Derived form verb pick up₁₆

4.  pickup(n = noun.person) - a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships;
is a kind of acquaintance, friend
Derived form verb pick up₁₁

5.  pickup(n = noun.attribute) getaway - the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
is a kind of acceleration

6.  pickup(n = noun.artifact) pickup arm, tone arm - mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge;
is a kind of mechanical device
is a part of phonograph, record player

7.  pickup(n = noun.artifact) cartridge - an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable;
is a kind of electro-acoustic transducer
is a part of phonograph, record player
has parts: stylus
has particulars: crystal pickup

8.  pickup(n = noun.act) - the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
is a kind of aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection
has particulars: garbage collection, garbage pickup, trash collection, trash pickup
Derived forms verb pick up₈, verb pick up₄

9.  pickup(n = noun.act) - the act of taking aboard passengers or freight;
is a kind of acquiring, getting
is a part of conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation
Derived form verb pick up₃

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; [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3.  One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4.  a social companion for the evening who is met without prior arrangement, as at a singles bar; also, the act of joining with such a companion in that fashion. [PJC]

5.  acceleration; a measure of the ability of a vehicle to accelerate. [PJC]

6.  a component of a phonograph which contains the stylus and also components for converting the vibrations of the stylus into electrical impulses for subsequent processing into sound; often referred to as a cartridge; also, the process of converting vibrations into electrical impulses. [PJC]

7.  the conversion of sound or light into electrical signals in a sound or image recording or transmitting device. [PJC]

8.  a small truck having an enclosed driver's compartment (cab) but an open rear with usually low sides and a tailgate. Also called pickup truck. [PJC]

9.  a hitchhiker who has been picked up. [PJC]

VB  acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather, collect, pick, pickup, glean, find, come upon, pitch upon, light upon, scrape up, scrape together, get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure, derive, draw, get in the harvest, profit, make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit, turn to profit, turn to account, make capital out of, make money by, obtain a return, reap the fruits of, reap an advantage, gain an advantage, turn a penny, turn an honest penny, make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill, make money, coin money, raise money, raise funds, raise the wind, fill one's pocket, treasure up, realize, clear, produce, take, get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy, redeem, come by one's own, come by, come in for, receive, inherit, step into a fortune, step into the shoes of, succeed to, get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at, take possession, come into possession, enter into possession, be profitable, pay, answer, accrue.

N  hearing, audition, auscultation, eavesdropping, audibility, acute ear, nice ear, delicate ear, quick ear, sharp ear, correct ear, musical ear, ear for music, ear, auricle, lug, acoustic organs, auditory apparatus, eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, ear trumpet, speaking trumpet, hearing aid, stethoscope, earshot, hearing distance, hearing, hearing range, sound, carrying distance, telephone, phone, telephone booth, intercom, house phone, radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless, wireless telephone, mobile telephone, car radio, police radio, two-way radio, walkie-talkie, handie-talkie, citizen's band, CB, amateur radio, ham radio, short-wave radio, police band, ship-to-shore radio, airplane radio, control tower communication, (communication), electronic devices, phonograph, gramophone, megaphone, phonorganon, microphone, directional microphone, mike, hand mike, lapel microphone, phonograph needle, stylus, diamond stylus, pickup, reading head (electronic devices), hearer, auditor, listener, eavesdropper, listener-in, auditory, audience, otology, otorhinolaryngology, otologist, otorhinolaryngologist, hearing, auditory, auricular, acoustic, phonic, arrectis auribus, Int, hark, hark ye!, hear!, list, listen!, O yes!, Oyez!, listen up, listen here!, hear ye!, attention!, achtung.

crystal pickup, garbage pickup, pickup arm, pickup truck, television pickup tube, trash pickup