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pick upverb to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill inhe has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks get, learn, master apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understandabsorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in), imbibeascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discern, discover, examine, find out, hear, hit (on or upon), run down, scare up, search (for), see, track (down), tumble (to), unearthmajor (in), studymemorize get the hang of unlearn forgetmisunderstandmiss, overlookdisregard, ignore, neglect to bring together in one body or placepick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, gather, group, lump, round up ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddleheap, pile, stackband, brigade, muster, raise, rallyflock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throngcombine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unitearchive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematizescrape (up or together)re-collect, regather, regroup get together dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up)dismiss, send to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange forcould you pick up some milk at the store? buy, cop(slang), purchase, take acquire, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure, winfinance, pay (for), spring (for)barter (for), deal (for), dicker (over), exchange (for), haggle (for), negotiate (about), trade (for)bargain (with), chaffer (with), horse-trade (with), palter (with)bid, offerrebuy, repurchase deal (in), market, merchandise(also merchandize), retail, sell, vend to gradually increase inthe boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat build up, gain, gather, grow (in) double (in), triple (in)accrue, accumulate, amassexcite, stimulateenhance, enlarge, enrich, expand, extend, maximizeboost, elevate, jack (up), mount, ramp (up), step up decrease (in), lose abate, decline (in), diminish (in), dip, dwindle, fall (in), lessen, taper, taper off to move from a lower to a higher place or positionpick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), raise, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise ascend, mount, riserear, upend drop, lower descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slipbear, depress, press, pushsink, submerge to take or keep under one's control by authority of lawpolice picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food apprehend, arrest, bust(slang), collar, nab, nail, nick(British slang), pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trapcommit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammelrearrestremand discharge emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, springunbind, unchain to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuffI thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room? clean (up), tidy (up) houseclean, housekeepclean (off), neaten, police (up), straighten (up), turn out, unclutterarrange, order clean house, set straight clutter, disarrange, mess (up) to begin again or return to after an interruptionafter the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off continue, proceed (with), renew, reopen, restart, resume resuscitate, reviverecrudesce complete, conclude, consummate, end, finalize, finishbelay, break, can(slang), cease, check, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, knock off, leave off, quit, scuttle, shut off, stay, stop, terminate to make neatthe boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while neaten, redd (up or out)(chiefly dialect), spruce (up), straighten (up or out), tidy (up), trim arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, marshal(also marshall), order, organize, range, systematize disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset in the 14th century |