What does pick up mean?

Definition

To take hold of something and lift it.

Example sentences

• I used tweezers to pick up the tiny screw from my glasses.🔊

  I used tweezers to pick up the tiny screw from my glasses.

• Pick up your towel off the floor, please, I'm not your maid.🔊

  Pick up your towel off the floor, please, I'm not your maid.

• Pick your laundry up off the bathroom floor — it's been there since Monday!🔊

  Pick your laundry up off the bathroom floor — it's been there since Monday!

Related words

pick up in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese