O que é pick up

transitive verb

1

a

: to take hold of and lift up

b

: to gather together : collect

2

: to take (passengers or freight) into a vehicle

3

a

: to acquire casually or by chance

picked up a valuable antique at an auction

b

: to acquire by study or experience : learn

picking up a great deal of knowledge in the process

c

: to obtain especially by payment : buy

d

: to acquire (a player) especially from another team through a trade or by financial recompense

e

: to accept for the purpose of paying

offered to pick up the tab

f

: to come down with : catch

g

: gain, earn

picked up a few yards on the last play

picked up her first victory

4

a

: to enter informally into conversation or companionship with (a previously unknown person)

had a brief affair with a girl he picked up in a bar

b

: to take into custody

the police picked up the fugitive

5

a

: to catch sight of : perceive

picked up the harbor lights

b

: to come to and follow

picked up the outlaw's trail

c

: to bring within range of sight or hearing

pick up distant radio signals

d

: understand, catch

7

: to resume after a break : continue

pick up the discussion tomorrow

8

: to assume responsibility for guarding (an opponent) in an athletic contest

9

: to provide needed support or assistance to (someone who has faltered or failed, such as a teammate who has made an error) in a collaborative effort

… Burns allowed only five hits and did not issue a walk. She also picked up her teammates after several fielding errors. John Knebels

We have faith. We don't panic. Even in all these one-run ballgames, we have trust in each other that we're going to pull it out. We pick each other up. On days we're not pitching it great, our offense gets going and vice versa. Marco Gonzales

intransitive verb

1

: to recover or increase speed, vigor, or activity : improve

after the strike, business picked up

the wind began to pick up

2

: to put things in order

was always picking up after her

3

: to pack up one's belongings

couldn't just pick up and leave

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