also pickup
(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ or a ~ truck is a small truck with low sides that can be easily loaded and unloaded.
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2.
A ~ in trade or in a country’s economy is an improvement in it.
...a ~ in the housing market...
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3.
A ~ takes place when someone picks up a person or thing that is waiting to be collected.
The company had ~ points in most cities...
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4.
When a ~ takes place, someone talks to a person in a friendly way in the hope of having a casual sexual relationship with them. (INFORMAL)
They had come to the world’s most famous ~ joint.
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