0 to obtain or receive something: --
Gwen picked up a cold on her trip (= started to suffer from it).
She picked up her soccer skills from her older brother (= learned them informally).
Can you pick up the Yankees game up here (= receive broadcasts of it)?
While you’re in town, would you pick up a book for me?
1 to start again after an interruption: --
In tomorrow's class we’ll pick up where we left off.
The author picks up the theme again on page ten.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
pick up something