Pick Up

  1. Lift by hand. 2. Collect. 3. Tidy. 4. Take on passengers. 5. Acquire casually. 6. Increase speed. 7. Apprehend. 8. Make a casual acquaintance with for possible romantic purposes. 9. Resume. 10. Improve.

Examples:

  • The plane picked up speed.

Origin: early 1300s