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perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
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register (perceptual input)
Examples:
Pick up a signal.
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take into custody
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take and lift upward
Synonyms: gather up, lift up,
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get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
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gather or collect
Synonyms: call for,
collect, gather up,
Examples:
They pick up our trash twice a week.
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eat by pecking at, like a bird
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gain or regain energy
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improve significantly; go from bad to good
Synonyms: turn around,
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buy casually or spontaneously
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get in addition, as an increase
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give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
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lift out or reflect from a background
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meet someone for sexual purposes
Examples:
He always tries to pick up girls in bars.
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take up by hand