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pick up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pick up

1 to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
  • He has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks.
Synonyms of pick up

get, learn, master
Words Related to pick up

apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand

absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in), imbibe

major (in), study

memorize
Phrases Synonymous with pick up

get the hang of
Near Antonyms of pick up

forget

misunderstand

miss, overlook

disregard, ignore, neglect
Antonyms of pick up

unlearn
2 to bring together in one body or place
  • Pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark.
Synonyms of pick up

accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, corral, garner, gather, group, lump, round up
Words Related to pick up

ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle

heap, pile, stack

band, brigade, muster, raise, rally

flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng

combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite

arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize

scrape (up or together)
Phrases Synonymous with pick up

get together
Near Antonyms of pick up

break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up)

dismiss, send
Antonyms of pick up

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter
3 to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
  • Could you pick up some milk at the store?
Synonyms of pick up

buy, purchase, take
Words Related to pick up

acquire, gain, garner, get, obtain, procure, secure, win

finance, pay (for), spring (for)

barter (for), deal (for), dicker (over), exchange (for), haggle (for), negotiate (about), trade (for)

bargain (with), chaffer (with), horse-trade (with), palter (with)

bid, offer

rebuy, repurchase
Near Antonyms of pick up

deal (in), market, merchandise (also merchandize), retail, sell, vend
4 to gradually increase in
  • The boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat.
Synonyms of pick up

build up, gain, gather, grow (in)
Words Related to pick up

double (in), triple (in)

accrue, accumulate, amass

excite, stimulate

enhance, enlarge, enrich, expand, extend, maximize

boost, elevate, jack (up), mount, ramp (up), step up
Near Antonyms of pick up

abate, decline (in), diminish (in), dip, dwindle, fall (in), lessen, taper, taper off
Antonyms of pick up

decrease (in), lose
5 to move from a lower to a higher place or position
  • Pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa.
Synonyms of pick up

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), raise, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise
Words Related to pick up

ascend, mount, rise

rear, upend
Near Antonyms of pick up

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

sink, submerge
Antonyms of pick up

drop, lower
6 to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
  • Police picked up the fugitive in a neighboring state.
Synonyms of pick up

apprehend, arrest, bust [slang], collar, nab, nail, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Words Related to pick up

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)

bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of pick up

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring

unbind, unchain
Antonyms of pick up

discharge
7 to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
  • I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?
Synonyms of pick up

clean (up), tidy (up)
Words Related to pick up

houseclean, housekeep

clean (off), clean (up), neaten, police (up), straighten (up), turn out, unclutter

arrange, order
Phrases Synonymous with pick up

clean house, set straight
Near Antonyms of pick up

clutter, disarrange, mess (up)
8 to begin again or return to after an interruption
  • After the break, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off.
Synonyms of pick up

continue, proceed (with), renew, reopen, restart, resume
Words Related to pick up

resuscitate, revive
Near Antonyms of pick up

complete, conclude, consummate, end, finalize, finish

belay, break, can [slang], cease, check, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, knock off, leave off, quit, scuttle, shut off, stay, stop, terminate
9 to make neat
  • The boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while.
Synonyms of pick up

neaten, spruce (up), straighten (up or out), tidy (up), trim
Words Related to pick up

arrange, array, classify, codify, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, systematize
Near Antonyms of pick up

disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

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