Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)pick uptake up by hand“He picked up the book and started to read” (v)pick upgive a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift“We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway” (v)collect, pick up, gather up, call forgather 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” (v)learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, seeget to know or become aware of, usually accidentally“I learned that she has two grown-up children”,
“I see that you have been promoted” (v)pick upget in addition, as an increase“The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home” (v)pick upbuy casually or spontaneously“I picked up some food for a snack” (v)pick uplift out or reflect from a background“The scarf picks up the color of the skirt”,
“His eyes picked up his smile” (v)pick upmeet someone for sexual purposes“he always tries to pick up girls in bars” (v)turn around, pick upimprove significantly; go from bad to good“Her performance in school picked up” (v)catch, pick upperceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily“I caught the aroma of coffee”,
“He caught the allusion in her glance”,
“ears open to catch every sound”,
“The dog picked up the scent”,
“Catch a glimpse”