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get up vs pick up

pick up vs get up

get up and pick up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get up No No Yes No
pick up No No Yes No
As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of get up; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get up:
  • get up: raise from a lower to a higher position
  • pick up: take and lift upward
get up (verb) pick up (verb)
get up and out of bed gain or regain energy
cause to rise improve significantly; go from bad to good
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive lift out or reflect from a background
develop get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
study intensively, as before an exam eat by pecking at, like a bird
arrange by systematic planning and united effort take into custody
raise from a lower to a higher position take up by hand
rise to one's feet fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
take and lift upward
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
register (perceptual input)
buy casually or spontaneously
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes
Difference between get up and pick up

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