a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
Used in a Sentence
pickup
How to use pickup in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pickup.
Editorial note
You pre-arrange the ride, but you pre-arrange it minutes before pickup.
Examples2
Definitions9
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pickup gathered in one view.
a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pickup.
noun
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
noun
a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
noun
anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
See also: pick-me-up
noun
a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
noun
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
See also: getaway
noun
mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
noun
an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
See also: cartridge
noun
the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
noun
the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
Example sentences
You pre-arrange the ride, but you pre-arrange it minutes before pickup.
Just Landed is an app, built by myself and two of my buddies, because I kept making the mistake of forgetting to leave for the airport on time to pickup my girlfriend.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pickup in a sentence?
You pre-arrange the ride, but you pre-arrange it minutes before pickup.
What does pickup mean?
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
What part of speech is pickup?
pickup is commonly used as noun.