Meaning & use
pickup
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A small truck with an open body and low sides, or the act of collecting someone or something.
See it in a sentence
He loaded the lumber into the bed of his pickup.
The courier scheduled a pickup for the package at noon.
A note on using this word
Originally the verb phrase "pick up," the word fused into a single noun in the early twentieth century, popularized especially by the pickup truck.
Words with a similar meaning
pickup truckcollection
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Improvised or casual, formed on the spot rather than pre-arranged.
They organized a pickup basketball game at the park.
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