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When you pick up something, or pick something up, you take it into your hand or hands. If you dropped some money on the ground, you would probably pick it up!
Danny left his jacket on the floor, and his mom told him to pick it up.My baby sister loves it when my dad picks her up and puts her on his shoulders.- synonyms:
- lift, raise
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| definition 2: |
If your dad picks you up after school, he comes to the school in his car and lets you get in.
The school bus picks me up from my house every morning.My aunt is coming Friday night and we're going to pick her up at the airport. |
| definition 3: |
If you pick up your room, you make it look neat. You put things away or in their right place.
Rachel picked up her room before her friends came over.- similar words:
- clean
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| definition 4: |
If your mom picks up something at the store, she buys it in a quick and easy manner.
My mom asked my dad to pick up a loaf of bread on his way home. |
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Hannah picked up a lot of Spanish while she lived in Spain.- synonyms:
- learn, master
- similar words:
- grasp, obtain, understand
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| related words: |
acquire, learn, raise, receive |
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