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- See:
- pick
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| definition 1: |
to lift up by hand.
The nurse picked up the baby when he began to cry.- synonyms:
- lift, raise
- similar words:
- heave, hoist
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| definition 2: |
to make neat by putting objects in order.
I picked up my room, which was an awful mess.- similar words:
- clean, tidy up
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| definition 3: |
to learn or master.
The student from France picked up English quickly.- synonyms:
- learn, master
- similar words:
- grasp, obtain, understand
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| related words: |
learn, raise, receive, tidy |
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