0 (of the police) to stop someone and take them to a police station in order to be questioned or arrested: --
The police picked her up just outside Canterbury.
He was picked up by the police for drug dealing.
1 to start a sexual or romantic relationship with someone you do not know, by talking to that person and giving them a lot of attention: --
He said he'd picked the woman up in a bar.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
pick sb up