Synonyms and Antonyms of picks up
1
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
- he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
apprehends, comprehends, grasps, knows, understands
absorbs, assimilates, digests, drinks (in), imbibes
ascertains, descries, detects, determines, digs up, discerns, discovers, examines, finds out, hears, hits (on or upon), runs down, scares up, searches (for), sees, tracks (down), tumbles (to), unearths
majors (in), studies
memorizes
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
accumulates, amasses, assembles, bulks (up), collects, concentrates, congregates, constellates, corrals, garners, gathers, groups, lumps, rounds up
balls, batches, bunches, clusters, huddles
heaps, piles, stacks
bands, brigades, musters, raises, rallies
flocks, herds, hives, packs, presses, swarms, throngs
combines, connects, joins, links, merges, pools, unites
archives, arranges, collates, compiles, organizes, systematizes
scrapes (up or together)
re-collects, regathers, regroups
3
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
- could you pick up some milk at the store?
acquires, gains, garners, gets, obtains, procures, secures, wins
finances, pays (for), springs (for)
barters (for), deals (for), dickers (over), exchanges (for), haggles (for), negotiates (about), trades (for)
bargains (with), chaffers (with), horse-trades (with), palters (with)
bids, offers
rebuys, repurchases
4
to gradually increase in
- the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
doubles (in), triples (in)
accrues, accumulates, amasses
excites, stimulates
enhances, enlarges, enriches, expands, extends, maximizes
boosts, elevates, jacks (up), mounts, ramps (up), steps up
5
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
- pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
boosts, cranes, elevates, heaves, hefts, heightens, hikes, hoists, jacks (up), lifts, perks (up), raises, takes up, upholds, uplifts, upraises, ups
6
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
- police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
apprehends, arrests, busts [slang], collars, nabs, nails, nicks [British slang], pinches, pulls in, restrains, runs in, seizes
bags, captures, catches, gets, grabs, grapples, hooks, lands, snaps (up), snares, snatches, traps
commits, confines, detains, holds, immures, imprisons, incarcerates, interns, jails, jugs, locks (up)
binds, enchains, fetters, handcuffs, manacles, shackles, trammels
rearrests
remands
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?
8
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
completes, concludes, consummates, ends, finalizes, finishes
belays, breaks, cans [slang], ceases, checks, cuts, desists, discontinues, drops, halts, knocks off, leaves off, quits, scuttles, shuts off, stays, stops, terminates
9
to make neat
- the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
arranges, arrays, classifies, codifies, disposes, draws up, marshals (also marshalls), orders, organizes, ranges, systematizes
disarranges, disarrays, discomposes, dishevels, disorders, disorganizes, disrupts, disturbs, jumbles, messes (up), mixes (up), muddles, musses, rumples, scrambles, shuffles, tousles, tumbles, upsets
