Deliverynoun
The act of conveying something.
‘The delivery was completed by four.’; ‘delivery of a nuclear missile to its target’;
Pickupnoun
An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
Deliverynoun
The item which has been conveyed.
‘Your delivery is on the table.’;
Pickupnoun
In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
Deliverynoun
The act of giving birth
‘The delivery was painful.’;
Pickupnoun
electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations
Deliverynoun
(baseball) A pitching motion.
‘His delivery has a catch in it.’;
Pickupnoun
A pickup truck.
Deliverynoun
(baseball) A thrown pitch.
‘Here is the delivery; ... strike three!’;
Pickupnoun
Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
‘Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pick up.’; ‘At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.’;
Deliverynoun
The manner of speaking.
‘The actor's delivery was flawless.’;
Pickupnoun
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line, pick-up joint, pickup artist.
‘Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested.’;
Deliverynoun
(medicine) The administration of a drug.
‘Drug delivery system.’;
Pickupnoun
A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
Deliverynoun
(cricket) A ball bowled.
Pickupnoun
(sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
Deliverynoun
(curling) The process of throwing a stone.
Pickupnoun
(video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
Deliverynoun
(genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
Pickupnoun
The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain
‘The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith’;
Deliverynoun
The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
Pickupnoun
The act of answering a telephone.
Deliverynoun
The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.
Pickupnoun
(film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
Deliverynoun
The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.
Pickupnoun
The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle. The time the act occurs.
Deliverynoun
The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.
Pickupnoun
Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
Deliverynoun
The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.
‘Neater limbs and freer delivery.’;
Pickupnoun
That which picks up;
Deliverynoun
The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.
Pickupnoun
One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.
Deliverynoun
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail);
‘his reluctant delivery of bad news’;
Pickupnoun
a social companion for the evening who is met without prior arrangement, as at a singles bar; also, the act of joining with such a companion in that fashion.
Deliverynoun
the event of giving birth;
‘she had a difficult delivery’;
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acceleration; a measure of the ability of a vehicle to accelerate.
Deliverynoun
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally;
‘his manner of speaking was quite abrupt’; ‘her speech was barren of southernisms’; ‘I detected a slight accent in his speech’;
Pickupnoun
a component of a phonograph which contains the stylus and also components for converting the vibrations of the stylus into electrical impulses for subsequent processing into sound; often referred to as a cartridge; also, the process of converting vibrations into electrical impulses.
Deliverynoun
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Pickupnoun
the conversion of sound or light into electrical signals in a sound or image recording or transmitting device.
Deliverynoun
(baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Pickupnoun
a small truck having an enclosed driver's compartment (cab) but an open rear with usually low sides and a tailgate. Also called pickup truck.
Deliverynoun
recovery or preservation from loss or danger;
‘work is the deliverance of mankind’; ‘a surgeon's job is the saving of lives’;
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a hitchhiker who has been picked up.
Deliverynoun
the act of delivering a child
Pickupnoun
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
Pickupnoun
a warrant to take someone into custody;
‘put out a pickup on that man’;
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anything with restorative powers;
‘she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her’;
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a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
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the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration;
‘his car has a lot of pickup’;
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mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
Pickupnoun
an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
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the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places;
‘garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays’;
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the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
