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pick up vs recover

recover vs pick up

pick up and recover both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pick up No No Yes No
recover No No Yes No
As verbs, recover is a hypernym of pick up; that is, recover is a word with a broader meaning than pick up:
  • pick up: gain or regain energy
  • recover: get over an illness or shock
Other hypernyms of pick up include convalesce, recuperate.
pick up (verb) recover (verb)
gain or regain energy get over an illness or shock
improve significantly; go from bad to good regain a former condition after a financial loss
lift out or reflect from a background get or find back; recover the use of
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally regain or make up for
eat by pecking at, like a bird reuse (materials from waste products)
take into custody cover anew
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
Difference between pick up and recover

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