PICKUP


Meaning of PICKUP in English

■ noun

1》 (also ~ truck ) a small van or truck with low sides.

2》 an act of picking up or collecting a person or goods.

3》 an improvement, especially in an economy.

4》 a device on an electric guitar which converts sound vibrations into electrical signals for amplification.

5》 the cartridge of a record player, carrying the stylus.

6》 Music a series of introductory notes leading into the opening part of a tune.

7》 Fishing a semicircular loop of metal for guiding the line back on to the spool as it is reeled in.

■ adjective N. Amer. informal (of a game) informal and spontaneous.

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