pick sb/sth up
(LIFT) — phrasal verb with pick /pɪk/ verbDefinition
A2 to lift someone or something using your hands: If she starts to cry, pick her up and give her a cuddle. I picked up the kids' clothes that were lying on the floor. I went to pick up the phone/receiver, but it had stopped ringing.Raising and lowering
(Definition of pick sb/sth up (LIFT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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pick sb/sth off phrasal verb (SHOOT)
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pick sb/sth off phrasal verb (TAKE THE BEST)
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pick sb/sth out phrasal verb (EMPHASIZE)
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pick sb/sth out phrasal verb (RECOGNIZE)
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pick sb/sth up phrasal verb (COLLECT)
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pick sth out phrasal verb
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pick sth up phrasal verb (BUY)
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pick sth up phrasal verb (ILLNESS)
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pick sth up phrasal verb (LEARN)
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pick sth up phrasal verb (NOTICE)
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Synonyms and related words:
- depress verb (REDUCE)
- dip verb (DROP)
- elevate verb
- elevated adjective
- go down (sth) phrasal verb (MOVE DOWN)
- hike sth up phrasal verb
- hoick verb
- hoist verb
- leverage noun (ACTION)
- lift noun (RAISE)
- lift verb (RAISE)
- lift verb (TAKE HOLD)
- prick (sth) up phrasal verb
- prise verb
- prize verb (LIFT)
- pry verb (OPEN)
- put sth up phrasal verb (RAISE)
- ride up phrasal verb
- run sth up phrasal verb (FLAG)
- scoop sth/sb up phrasal verb
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