pickup

CEFRB1

/ˈpɪkʌp/

noun

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At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations.

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Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup.
2009, Chinle Miller, Desert Rats: Adventures in the American Outback, page 35
I kept my window rolled up, eyes on the road, probably making the pickup man angrier with my silence.
2024 June 10, Thomas Lake, “17 years later, I still remember this act of kindness from another driver”, in CNN
These signs are friendly reminders for road users to slow down during drop-off and pick-up.
2021 February 1, Living in Brisbane, Brisbane, page 1
The Willys-Overland won't be the fastest car on the road or have the best pickup, but it will have a top speed of eighty miles per hour, and its makers are confident that no car in its class will excel it in economy of fuel and upkeep.
1946, Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune, volume 34, page 186
The more highly vaporized the mixture your carburetor delivers, the more power you get, which means higher speed, better pickup, smoother idling, more miles per gallon.
1955, Popular Mechanics, volume 104, number 3, page 70

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