Informal. a casual, usually unintroduced acquaintance, often one made in hope of a sexual relationship.
4.
an instance of stopping for or taking aboard passengers or freight, as by a train, ship, taxicab, etc., esp. an instance of taking freight or a shipment of goods onto a truck.
5.
the person, freight, or shipment so taken aboard: The cab driver had a pickup at the airport who wanted to be driven to the docks.
6.
Automotive.
a.
capacity for rapid acceleration.
b.
acceleration; increase in speed.
c.
Also called pickup truck.a small truck with a low-sided open body, used for deliveries and light hauling.
7.
Baseball. the act of fielding a ball after it hits the ground.
8.
Also called cartridge.a small device attached to the end of a phonograph tone arm that contains a stylus and the mechanism that translates the movement of the stylus in a record groove into a changing electrical voltage.
9.
Radio.
a.
the act of receiving sound waves in the transmitting set in order to change them into electrical waves.
b.
a receiving or recording device.
c.
the place from which a broadcast is being transmitted.
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