Related to word: pick
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When the police detain someone, taking them to a police station to be interrogated or arrested.
The police picked up a suspicious individual while patrolling the streets.
The suspect was picked up by the police for theft.
Several suspects were picked up by the police during the raid.
To initiate a sexual or romantic relationship by engaging with someone you do not know, focusing a lot of attention on them.
He tried to pick up a girl sitting in the corner of the bar.
She overheard her friends talking about how to pick someone up they just met.
At the party, he easily picked up a random girl and asked her to dance.