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shake up vs pick up

pick up vs shake up

shake up and pick up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shake up No No Yes No
pick up No No Yes No
As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of shake up; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shake up:
  • shake up: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • pick up: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
shake up (verb) pick up (verb)
make fuller by shaking gain or regain energy
change the arrangement or position of improve significantly; go from bad to good
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of lift out or reflect from a background
shock physically get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) eat by pecking at, like a bird
organize anew 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
Difference between shake up and pick up

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