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	Pickup, Pick up or Pick-up may refer to: Pick up (music technology), an electromagnetic device which detects vibrations from a musical instrument. Magnetic cartridge Magnetic cartridge A magnetic cartridge is a transducer used for the playback of gramophone records on a phonograph. It converts mechanical vibrational energy from a stylus riding in a spiral record groove into an electrical signal that is subsequently amplified and then converted back to sound by a loudspeaker system.... , also known as pickup, a transducer used for the playback of gramophone records on a turntable or phonograph. Anacrusis Anacrusis In poetry, anacrusis is the lead-in syllables, collectively, that precede the first full measure.In music, it is the note or sequence of notes which precedes the first downbeat in a bar .... or upbeat, also called pickup note(s) Pickup artist Pickup artist A pickup artist, commonly abbreviated PUA, is a term used to describe a man who is or who at least strives to be skilled in meeting, attracting, and seduction women.... , a man who is skilled in meeting, attracting, and seducing women Pick-up (filmmaking), minor shots filmed after the primary filming of a movie to augment what has already been shot Pick-up (gaming), anything that you collect whilst playing a video game Pickup group or Pickup band, a musical ensemble brought together for only a few performances Pick-up line Pick-up line A pick-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of seduction an unfamiliar person for sex, romance, or dating. Overt and sometimes humorous displays of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the wit and/or arousal of their speakers to their target listeners.... , intended to be short and easy method of engaging another person for sex or romance A colloquial term for acceleration Acceleration File:Acceleration.JPGFile:Acceleration components.JPGIn physics, and more specifically kinematics, acceleration is the change in velocity over time.... , particularly of vehicles. Pickup truck Pickup truck A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads.... or pick-up truck, a light truck with an open-top rear cargo area Pickup tube a type of cathode ray tube. Shih-Te Shih-Te Shide was a minor Tang Dynasty China Buddhism poet in Guoqing Temple, in the Tiantai Mountain range on the East China Sea coast; roughly contemporary with Hanshan and Fenggan, but younger than either.... , a Zen Chinese poet (literal translation: "Pick-Up" meaning "Foundling") A film directed by Lucia Sanchez Lucia Sanchez Lucia Sanchez is a French actress. She was born in Spain in 1969. She started her acting career in 1996 with Une robe d'?t? directed by Fran?ois Ozon.... Pick-up, a 1955 novel by Charles Willeford Charles Willeford Charles Ray Willeford III was an United States writer. An author of fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism, Willeford is best known for his series of novels featuring hardboiled detective fiction Hoke Moseley.... Pick-Up (1933 film) Pick-Up (1933 film) *Pick-Up* is a 1933 in film crime film starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft. The movie was directed by Marion Gering.... Pickup, a biscuit from Bahlsen Bahlsen Bahlsen is a Germany food company based in Hanover. It was founded in July 1889 by Hermann Bahlsen as the Hannoversche Cakesfabrik H. Bahlsen. It produces a range of biscuits and snack foods such as potato chips.... A pick-up game is any game or sports competition involving players at hand rather than a pre-arranged meeting of established teams.