Pick up

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VERB

take and lift upward

take up by hand

give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift

gather or collect

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

get in addition, as an increase

take into custody

buy casually or spontaneously

register (perceptual input)

lift out or reflect from a background

meet someone for sexual purposes

fill with high spirits

improve significantly

perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

eat by pecking at, like a bird

gain or regain energy

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