Pickup Meaning
/ˈpɪkʌp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
nounAn 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.
Sentence Examples
I remember riding home on a pickup truck last Sunday.
I remembered riding home in a pickup truck last Sunday.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To transport the large wooden planks, he borrowed a ____ from his neighbor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmer drove his old ____ truck along the dirt road to collect the hay bales from the field.
Word Origin & History
From pick + up.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon."
— 2010, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Peter Carey: A Literary Companion, page 100:
""Good Lord! I'm not stopping you from taking on all the pick-ups that come your way.""
— 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 4:
"But what about the women who still go to bars — are they completely unaffected by these negative connotations? Hardly. No woman wants to think of herself as being an easy pick-up […]"
— 1984, Steven Carter, What every man should know about the "new woman": a survival guide:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To transport the large wooden planks, he borrowed a ____ from his neighbor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmer drove his old ____ truck along the dirt road to collect the hay bales from the field.