pick-up

/ˈpɪkʌp/

A form of pickup — In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.

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Meanings

nounpick-up (countable and uncountable, plural pick-ups)

plural pick-ups

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of pickup.

    Seasonal fluctuations in traffic mean the number of paths actually used varies. In general, three up goods and the pick-up [pick-up goods train] leave Freetown daily.

    1960 April 28, H. P. White, “The Railways of Sierra Leone”, in Railway Magazine, page 237
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APA

pick-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick-up

MLA

“pick-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick-up.

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