pickup

1. (US, Canada) Ellipsis of pickup truck.Examples: "Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup."; "I kept my window rolled up, eyes on the road, probably making the pickup man angrier with my silence."CanadaUSabbreviationalt-ofcountableellipsisuncountable

2. (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.Examples: "Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pickup."; "At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey."; "Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon."attributivecountableuncountableusually

3. (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.Examples: "The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines."countableuncountable

4. (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.Examples: "Every step of the way you come across absolutely loads of aliens, pick-ups and new and weird obstacles to overcome."; "Enter the graveyard if you want pick-ups, otherwise make a left under the archways to progress. When the pathway ends, you'll see two blocked-off tunnels and a switch between them."countableuncountable

5. (US, Canada, politics) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate.Examples: "The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith"CanadaUScountableuncountable

6. (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.countableuncountable