as in tidy
being clean and in good order
if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
could you pick up some milk at the store?
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as in gained
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
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as in cleaned house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?
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as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off
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as in trimmed
to make neat
the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
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Recent Examples of picked up
Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Every starting hitter picked up at least one hit, with Woita, Jordan, and Durnin also picking up multi-hit performances.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Last month, at least seven vessels picked up Iranian crude at this location and headed to ports in Shandong, according to data provided to CNN by Kpler.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
To take their minds off the situation back home, the family picked up paddles — and then never put them down.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026
As a long outside corner that has long admired Patrick Surtain II, a former student of Parker’s with the Denver Broncos, Moore has already picked up on some wisdom from his new coach.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Rights for James Gray’s Paper Tiger, which is also in the running for a Palme d’Or, have been acquired by the group’s WW Entertainment for Benelux and Scanbox for Scandinavia, which has also picked up Nicolas Winding Refn’s Out of Competition screener Her Private Hell for the region.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Splendid Film has acquired the film for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; PT Prima Cinema Multimedia has taken Indonesia; Media4Fun has closed Poland; Multivision India has secured the Indian Subcontinent; and Izagur Media has picked up Mongolia.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 May 2026
Meanwhile, the 49ers picked up edge rusher Romello Height and defensive tackle Gracen Halton.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Past observations by Hubble and other observatories have picked up outflows of gas from NGC 1266, lending further support to this theory of why so few new stars are being born there.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Every starting hitter picked up at least one hit, with Woita, Jordan, and Durnin also picking up multi-hit performances.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Last month, at least seven vessels picked up Iranian crude at this location and headed to ports in Shandong, according to data provided to CNN by Kpler.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
To take their minds off the situation back home, the family picked up paddles — and then never put them down.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026
As a long outside corner that has long admired Patrick Surtain II, a former student of Parker’s with the Denver Broncos, Moore has already picked up on some wisdom from his new coach.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Rights for James Gray’s Paper Tiger, which is also in the running for a Palme d’Or, have been acquired by the group’s WW Entertainment for Benelux and Scanbox for Scandinavia, which has also picked up Nicolas Winding Refn’s Out of Competition screener Her Private Hell for the region.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Splendid Film has acquired the film for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; PT Prima Cinema Multimedia has taken Indonesia; Media4Fun has closed Poland; Multivision India has secured the Indian Subcontinent; and Izagur Media has picked up Mongolia.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 May 2026
Meanwhile, the 49ers picked up edge rusher Romello Height and defensive tackle Gracen Halton.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up
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Each episode began with the death of someone whose corpse would be processed for a tidy profit by Fisher & Sons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Steering is precise, body control is tidy and the suspension strikes an impressive balance between firmness and comfort.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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How to Sort Laundry Effectively There are only three steps required to sort laundry effectively and they can be mastered by almost everyone.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Over 10 years, Cheng mastered techniques not only for new construction but also for small-scale traditional buildings in a folk style.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Fox even had its chief technology officer address the assembled at its upfront presentation.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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This reduction in mechanical complexity allows the system to be manufactured and assembled using standard US factory infrastructure and existing supply chains, which is intended to decrease both costs and deployment timelines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the technology has gained growing attention as even small efficiency gains can significantly impact rocket launches.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The Lakers executive’s contribution signals growing Hollywood interest in Pratt’s outsider candidacy, which has gained momentum following his outspoken criticism of city leadership after the 2025 Palisades fires.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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When France lifted the trophy two weeks later, ‘l’episode de l’extincteur’ was held up as a moment that had helped bring the squad closer together.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Masatake Yoshida lifted a sacrifice fly to tie the score at 1-all.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
17 May 2026
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Police said Suarez was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Jessica Moncallo, 30, was arrested and booked into the Dawson County Jail on May 11 in connection with a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old driver on April 15 on County Road 18, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a press release on Tuesday, May 12.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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When softball season resumed, head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez sensed that the sport that had once consumed so much of Grant’s emotional oxygen suddenly felt lighter in her arms.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Busby was the 600th person executed in Texas since the state resumed carrying out the punishment in 1982.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE trimmed their holdings of US Treasurys in March by nearly $17 billion, as the Iran conflict hit crude exports, their key source of dollar income.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Some limbs were trimmed from the large trees that provide shade.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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