Synonyms for pick up

verb

1. To acquire incidentally

   happen upon, find, secure; see obtain 1.

2. To take up in the hand or arms

   lift, uplift, cuddle; see raise 1.

3. To receive

   get, take, acquire; see receive 1.

4. *To increase

   pay better, swell, swell out; see increase 1.

5. *To improve

   get better, get well, recover health; see recover 3.

6. *To call for

   call for, go for, stop for, drop in for, bring along, go to get, accompany, get, apprehend, invite; see also arrest 1, invite 1.

7. *To make a casual acquaintance

   fall in with, take up with, encounter, give the glad eye, offer oneself, proposition*; see also solicit 3.