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pick up vs get the goods

get the goods vs pick up

pick up and get the goods both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pick up No No Yes No
get the goods No No Yes No
As verbs, get the goods is a hyponym of pick up; that is, get the goods is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pick up:
  • pick up: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  • get the goods: discover some bad or hidden information about
Other hyponyms of pick up include wise up, catch, trip up, ascertain.
pick up (verb) get the goods (verb)
gain or regain energy discover some bad or hidden information about
improve significantly; go from bad to good
lift out or reflect from a background
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
eat by pecking at, like a bird
take into custody
take up by hand
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
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