as in tidy
being clean and in good order
if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
could you pick up some milk at the store?
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as in gained
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
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as in cleaned house
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?
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as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off
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as in trimmed
to make neat
the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
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Recent Examples of picked up
Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The hot fitness trend has picked up steam in recent years.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Those potatoes have probably been picked up and examined multiple times before making their way into your cart.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
More than 4,000 shoppers recently picked up the toiletry containers, and five-star reviewers rave about their easy-to-use squeezable design.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
At the same time, a measure of underlying inflation has picked up, putting at risk the central bank’s effort to control price increases.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Connecticut picked up the win, 71-62, over Chicago.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Before that April 2025 victory, Murphy picked up wins over Edson Barboza and Dan Ige.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The show has already been picked up for a second season.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Milan’s fifth triumph in 1994 put them one behind the Spanish side, but this ended when Madrid picked up their seventh crown in 1998 and remains the closest anybody has got to them.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The hot fitness trend has picked up steam in recent years.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Those potatoes have probably been picked up and examined multiple times before making their way into your cart.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
More than 4,000 shoppers recently picked up the toiletry containers, and five-star reviewers rave about their easy-to-use squeezable design.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
At the same time, a measure of underlying inflation has picked up, putting at risk the central bank’s effort to control price increases.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Connecticut picked up the win, 71-62, over Chicago.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Before that April 2025 victory, Murphy picked up wins over Edson Barboza and Dan Ige.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The show has already been picked up for a second season.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up
Adjective
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Whether banger or ballad, her tracks make room for characters, settings, twists, a tidy ending, a cliff-hanger.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The interior is charming, too, with low bucket seats, tidy vinyl trim called Vynide, and a flat windshield in the spirit of prewar sports cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Once mastered, financial literacy is a powerful tool for business growth.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hunter mastered both ends of the field in college, but the National Football League is a different beast.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The two delivery men moved my couch into a different room in my home, and assembled the sofa.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The post quickly gained traction, receiving over 2,700 upvotes.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Startups gained an edge by staying lean, automating manual work and cutting anything that doesn’t drive growth or profit.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The country’s Home Affairs Minister resigned, and the government lifted the social-media ban the day after.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 41-year-old driver has been arrested, police said.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Recently, Jefferies analyst Sam Burwell resumed coverage of Brookfield Infrastructure stock with a buy rating and a price target of $35.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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He was ruled out right before the second half resumed, per the team.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Richland trimmed the deficit with a focus on the ground game, as Kates and Gibson ran the ball right through the Panthers’ defense while playing up-tempo.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in 2024, Fox News trimmed a portion of his answer to a question when he was asked about declassifying files related to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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