Pickup definition

(1) The act of taking aboard passengers or freight

(2) The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places

"Garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"

(3) An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

(4) A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

(5) Anything with restorative powers

"She needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"

(6) Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge

(7) The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

"His car has a lot of pickup"

(8) A warrant to take someone into custody

"Put out a pickup on that man"

(9) A casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships