definition of
[pick up]

[1] #1 pick up v. take and lift upward. wn

[2] #2 pick up v. take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read". wn

[3] #3 pick up v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway". wn

[4] #4 pick up v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week". wn

[5] #5 pick up v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted". wn