up
1.
to take hold of sb/sth and lift them / it up :
She went over to the crying child and picked her up.
2.
to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture :
We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
up
1.
to take hold of sb/sth and lift them / it up :
She went over to the crying child and picked her up.
2.
to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture :
We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005