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Definition
pick sth up phrasal verb
1 GET to get something
I picked up a leaflet on mortgages while I was at the bank.
She picked up some real bargains in the sale.

2 LEARN to learn a new skill or language by practising it and not by being taught it
He hadn't done any skiing before the holiday, but he picked it up really quickly.

3 ILLNESS to get an illness from someone or something
She picked up a nasty stomach bug while she was on holiday.

4 SIGNAL If a piece of equipment picks up a signal, it receives it.
Antennas around the top of the ship picked up the radar signals.

5 NOTICE to notice something
Police dogs picked up the scent of the two men from clothes they had left behind.

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