pick up vs perceive

pick up and perceive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pick up	No	No	Yes	No
perceive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perceive is a hypernym of pick up; that is, perceive is a word with a broader meaning than pick up:

Other hypernyms of pick up include comprehend.

As verbs, perceive is a hypernym of pick up; that is, perceive is a word with a broader meaning than pick up:

Other hypernyms of pick up include comprehend.

pick up (verb)	perceive (verb)
gain or regain energy	become conscious of
improve significantly; go from bad to good	to become aware of through the senses
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