To pick up

pick up — {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard./ 2. {informal} To pay for someone else. * /After lunch, in the restaurant, Uncle Bob picked up the check./ 3. To take on or away; receive; get. * /At the… …   Словарь американских идиом

pick up — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. a. to take hold of and lift up b. to gather together ; collect < picked up all the pieces > c. to clean up ; tidy 2. to take (passengers or freight) into a vehicle 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

to pluck up — Pluck Pluck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G. pfl[ u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka. ?27.] 1. To pull; to draw. [1913 Webster] Its own nature . . . plucks …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pick up — 1> поднимать, подбирать Ex: to pick up a shilling off the floor поднять с пола шиллинг Ex: she picked up her gloves and bag она взяла перчатки и сумку Ex: to pick up a child in one s arms взять ребенка на руки Ex: to pick up a stitch поднять… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

To pick up — Pick Pick (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck; akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G. picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch} to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pick up — 1) поднимать, подбирать Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up. ≈ Джим уронил ручку и наколнился, чтобы поднять ее. 2) заезжать, заходить за кем л. I ll pick you up at your place at five o clock. ≈ Я заберу тебя из …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

pick up — {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the morning Mrs. Carter picked up sticks in the yard./ 2. {informal} To pay for someone else. * /After lunch, in the restaurant, Uncle Bob picked up the check./ 3. To take on or away; receive; get. * /At the… …   Словарь американских идиом

Pick-up — Pickup Pick up, or Pick up Pick up , n. [Colloq., Cant, or Slang] 1. Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) same… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Here's to Shutting Up — Infobox Album | Name = Here s to Shutting Up Type = Album Artist = Superchunk Released = September 18, 2001 Recorded = Genre = Alternative, Indie rock Length = 43:41 Label = Merge Records Producer = Brian Paulson, Superchunk Reviews = * Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

Call pick-up — is a feature used in a telephone system that allows one to answer someone else’s telephone call. The “call pick up” feature is accessed by pressing a preprogrammed button (usually labelled Pick Up ), or by pressing a special sequence of buttons… …   Wikipedia