One entry found for pickup.
Main Entry: pick·up
Pronunciation: pik-p
Function: noun 1 a: an increase in activity <a pickup in business> b: ACCELERATION 1 2: one (as a hitchhiker or chance acquaintance) that is picked up 3 a: the changing of mechanical movements into electrical energy in the reproduction of sound b: a device (as on a phonograph) for making such a change 4 a: the receiving of sound or an image into a radio or television transmitting device b: a device (as a microphone or a television camera) for converting sound or an image into electrical signals 5: a light truck with an open body and low sides -- called also pickup truck