pickup
/ˈpɪkʌp/noun
उच्चारण पिकप
पिकअप (खुले पिछले हिस्से वाली छोटी मालवाहक गाड़ी)
Core word
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[C]
a small vehicle with an open part at the back with low sides, used for carrying goods
पिकअप (खुले पिछले हिस्से वाली छोटी मालवाहक गाड़ी)
- The farmer loaded the vegetables into his pickup.
- a pickup truck
- He drove his old pickup to the market with twenty sacks of onions.
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- A white pickup was parked outside the village school.
- The company bought a new pickup for delivering goods to nearby towns.
Synonyms pickup truck van
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[C, U]
the act of collecting a person or thing from a place, or the place where this happens
(किसी को या कुछ) लेने जाना, लेने की जगह
- The school bus makes its first pickup at seven o'clock.
- Radhika arranged a pickup from the airport for her grandparents.
- The courier will do a pickup from your house between ten and twelve.
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- Parents are asked to wait at the gate during pickup time.
- Please confirm the pickup point before the cab arrives.
Synonyms collection
Opposite drop-off delivery
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[sing., U]
an improvement or increase in something
सुधार, बढ़ोतरी, तेज़ी
- a pickup in sales after the festival season
- Economists noticed a pickup in demand for housing loans.
- Analysts expect a pickup in exports once the rains end.
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- There has been a sharp pickup in tourist numbers this winter.
- The shopkeeper noticed a slow pickup in business after Diwali.
Synonyms improvement upturn recovery rise
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[C]
the part of a record player or an electric guitar that changes the movements of the needle or strings into an electrical signal
पिकअप (रिकॉर्ड प्लेयर या गिटार का वह हिस्सा जो कंपन को विद्युत संकेत में बदलता है)
- The guitar has two pickups.
- He replaced the old pickup on his electric guitar.
- The guitarist adjusted the pickup to get a warmer sound.
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- A faulty pickup was causing the buzzing noise from the amplifier.
- Vinyl fans pay a lot for a good turntable pickup.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The noun pickup is written as one word, but the phrasal verb is two words, as in 'I will pick you up at six'.
Noun pickup एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है, पर phrasal verb दो शब्दों में होता है, जैसे 'I will pick you up at six'।