Verb
1. lift up
2. gather up, raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up, touch
3. transport
4. collect
5. gather up, call for, get, acquire, learn
6. hear, get word, get wind, find out, get a line, discover, see, get
7. acquire, collar
8. nail, apprehend, arrest, nab, cop, seize, prehend, clutch, buy
9. purchase, receive
10. perceive, comprehend, bring out
11. set off, meet
12. get together, elate
13. lift up, uplift, intoxicate, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir, turn around
14. better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, catch
15. perceive, comprehend, peck
16. eat, perk up
17. perk, percolate, gain vigor, recuperate, recover, convalesce
| Foreign Language Equivalents of 'pick up' | ||||||
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