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PICK-ME-UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pick-me-up mean?
• PICK-ME-UP (noun)
The noun PICK-ME-UP has 2 senses:
1. anything with restorative powers
2. a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
Familiarity information: PICK-ME-UP used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anything with restorative powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pick-me-up; pickup
Context example:
she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her
Hypernyms ("pick-me-up" is a kind of...):
corrective; restorative (a device for treating injury or disease)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bracer; pick-me-up
Hypernyms ("pick-me-up" is a kind of...):
restorative; tonic (a medicine that strengthens and invigorates)
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