pick up
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Sense: Verb: take in the hands
Synonyms:
lift Collocations, raise Collocations, uplift, elevate, hoist Collocations, heighten, jack up, take up
Sense: Verb: come to understand - informal
Synonyms:
come to understand, learn Collocations, grasp Collocations, acquire, master Collocations, understand Collocations, get Collocations , get to grips with , come to grips with , twig Collocations , detect Collocations, pick up on
Sense: Verb: obtain
Synonyms:
buy Collocations, get Collocations, go get, go and get, fetch Collocations, collect Collocations, obtain, purchase Collocations, procure
Sense: Verb: become bigger or better - usually continuous, informal
Synonyms:
increase Collocations, grow Collocations, build up, gain Collocations, improve Collocations, get better, recover Collocations, rally Collocations, turn the corner , come along , come on , develop Collocations, quicken, strengthen Collocations, make progress, look up
Sense: Verb: arrest - informal
Synonyms:
arrest Collocations, apprehend, capture Collocations, bust Collocations , nab , collar Collocations , nail Collocations , seize Collocations, take sb in
Sense: Verb: bring into one place
Synonyms:
accumulate, collect Collocations, gather up, gather Collocations, assemble Collocations, round up, corral, group Collocations, amass, congregate, concentrate Collocations
Sense: Verb: tidy or clean - often followed by 'after'
Synonyms:
clean Collocations, clean up, tidy Collocations, tidy up, straighten up, clear up, clear Collocations
Sense: Verb: resume
Synonyms:
resume Collocations, restart, continue Collocations, proceed Collocations, keep going, start Collocations, renew Collocations, reopen, start again
Sense: Verb: retrieve
Synonyms:
retrieve Collocations, go get, go and get, get Collocations, bring back, fetch Collocations, bring sb home, collect Collocations, give sb a ride, offer sb a ride, give sb a lift , offer sb a lift
Sense: Verb: become infected with - informal
Synonyms:
contract Collocations, catch Collocations, come down with , get Collocations, get sick with , fall ill with , be taken ill with , take ill with , become infected with
Sense: Verb: proposition - slang
Synonyms:
proposition Collocations, solicit Collocations, flirt with, score with , pull Collocations , hit on , chat up , come on to , try it on with , make a move on , make a pass at