pick up vs receive

pick up and receive both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pick up and receive are synonyms defined as:

pick up (verb)	receive (verb)
gain or regain energy	convert into sounds or pictures
improve significantly; go from bad to good	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
lift out or reflect from a background	accept as true or valid
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally	regard favorably or with disapproval
eat by pecking at, like a bird	bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
take into custody	partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
take up by hand	express willingness to have in one's home or environs
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism	register (perceptual input)
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
take and lift upward	receive as a retribution or punishment
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily	get something; come into possession of
register (perceptual input)	have or give a reception
buy casually or spontaneously	experience as a reaction
gather or collect
get in addition, as an increase
meet someone for sexual purposes