Definition of pickup

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • pickup is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • pickup is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • pickup is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of pickup


  • the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration (noun)

    Examples

    1. his car has a lot of pickup

    Synonyms

    1. getaway
  • mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pickup arm
    2. tone arm
  • a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pickup truck
  • an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cartridge
  • anything with restorative powers (noun)

    Examples

    1. she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her

    Synonyms

    1. pick-me-up
  • a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships (noun)
  • a warrant to take someone into custody (noun)

    Examples

    1. put out a pickup on that man
  • the act of taking aboard passengers or freight (noun)
  • the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places (noun)

    Examples

    1. garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays

See definition of pickup in Merriam Webster