Pick-Up; Pickup

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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.)

3. = Brush b.

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