Definition of pick ups:
(v) :
(transitive) To lift; to grasp and raise.
(v) :
(transitive) To collect an object, especially in passing.
(v) :
(transitive) To collect a passenger.
(v) :
(transitive or intransitive) To clean up; to return to an organized state.
(v) :
(intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
(v) :
(transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.