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▸ noun: In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
▸ noun: Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations.
▸ noun: (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
▸ noun: An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
▸ noun: A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
▸ noun: (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
▸ noun: (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
▸ noun: (US, Canada, politics) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate.
▸ noun: The act of answering a telephone.
▸ noun: (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
▸ noun: The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
▸ noun: (uncountable) A time during which passengers, such as school children, are picked up.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The rate at which a motor vehicle picks up speed.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The condition of being picked up, or taken up; adoption by some entity.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: (US, Canada) Ellipsis of pickup truck. [(chiefly Canada, US, Singapore) A light truck with an open cargo bed.]
▸ verb: Misspelling of pick up. [(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.]
Similar:
tone arm,
pickup truck,
getaway,
cartridge,
pick-me-up,
pickup arm,
pick-up,
pick,
guitar pick,
tuner,
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