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Noun
S:
(n)
pickup
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pickup truck
(a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard)
S:
(n)
pickup
(a warrant to take someone into custody)
"put out a pickup on that man"
S:
(n)
pickup
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pick-me-up
(anything with restorative powers)
"she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
S:
(n)
pickup
(a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships)
S:
(n)
pickup
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getaway
(the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration)
"his car has a lot of pickup"
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S:
(n)
tone arm
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pickup
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pickup arm
(mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge)
S:
(n)
cartridge
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pickup
(an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)
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part meronym
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S:
(n)
electro-acoustic transducer
(a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
S:
(n)
transducer
(an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another)
S:
(n)
electrical device
(a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
S:
(n)
device
(an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
"the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
S:
(n)
instrumentality
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instrumentation
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
S:
(n)
artifact
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artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
S:
(n)
whole
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unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
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physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
part holonym
S:
(n)
pickup
(the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places)
"garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
S:
(n)
pickup
(the act of taking aboard passengers or freight)