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pick up

Definition 1 (verb)

gather or collect

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Release the girl. Maybe he'll just pick her up and leave.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 4
What did this guy tell you he'd give you when he picked you up?
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 6
- So I was told once before. - You lied when you were picked up.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 6
Picking up after him.
Angel and the Badman
Lesson 3
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Definition 2 (verb)

take into custody

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An hour ago we picked her up at the depot when she tried to cash the ticket.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 4
Where was he picked up? Riverside Drive.
Scarlet Street
Lesson 10
Then one day they picked up a guy who stuck up a garage or something.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 8
If I hadn't told the cop to go in the wrong direction he'd have picked you up.
Scarlet Street
Lesson 3
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Definition 3 (verb)

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

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No, she just picked it up...
Scarlet Street
Lesson 7
You've been around the old boy long enough to pick up his lingo...
Scarlet Street
Lesson 7

Definition 4 (verb)

take up by hand

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Well naturally, I picked it up.
Scarlet Street
Lesson 10
I picked it up.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 1

Definition 5 (verb)

give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift

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We would have made it, if you didn't stop to pick up your gent.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Lesson 2

Definition 6 (verb)

take and lift upward

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Pick up your electrode gun.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Lesson 6