Category:Pick-up

Pick"-up, or pick"up`, n. [colloq., Cant. or slang]

1. Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting Of a ball just after it strikes the ground.

2. That which picks up; specif.: (elec.)

Defn: = brush b.

3. One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, A chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.