pick up

Related to word: pick

Phrasal Verb

Definition (action)

  1. A2

    to retrieve or collect a person or thing

    • I will pick you up at three o'clock in the afternoon.

    • We need to pick up our package from the store.

    • She picks up and drops off her children at school every day.

Definition (movement)

  1. A2

    to elevate a person or object using one's hands

    • She gently picked up the puppy to avoid hurting it.

    • I need someone to help me pick up this heavy suitcase.

    • He lifted the child up so he could see the show.