PICKUP

I. noun Date: 1848 one that is picked up: as, a hitchhiker who is given a ride, a temporary chance acquaintance, a player acquired from another team, the act or process of picking up: as, a revival of business activity, acceleration , the act or technique of making the acquaintance of a previously unknown person especially for amorous purposes, the conversion of mechanical movements into electrical impulses in the reproduction of sound, 4. the reception of sound or an image into a radio or television transmitting apparatus for conversion into electrical signals, a device (as a microphone or a television camera) for converting sound or the image of a scene into electrical signals, a light truck having an enclosed cab and an open body with low sides and tailgate, a ~ game , II. adjective Date: 1909 utilizing or comprising local or available personnel especially without formal organization