How to pronounce "pickup"

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if you are what you do and you lose your

if you are what you do and you lose your job who are you certainly we're all more

job who are you certainly we're all more

job who are you certainly we're all more than just workers where parents and

than just workers where parents and

than just workers where parents and friends and citizens and artists and

friends and citizens and artists and

friends and citizens and artists and travelers and neighbors much like an

travelers and neighbors much like an

travelers and neighbors much like an investor benefits from diversifying the

investor benefits from diversifying the

investor benefits from diversifying the sources of stocks in their portfolio we

sources of stocks in their portfolio we

sources of stocks in their portfolio we too benefit from diversifying the

too benefit from diversifying the

too benefit from diversifying the sources of meaning and identity in our

sources of meaning and identity in our

sources of meaning and identity in our lives but how do you actually go about

lives but how do you actually go about

lives but how do you actually go about doing so so so the first step to

doing so so so the first step to

doing so so so the first step to diversifying your identity is to create

diversifying your identity is to create

diversifying your identity is to create those time

those time

those time sanctuaries spaces in your days in your

sanctuaries spaces in your days in your

sanctuaries spaces in your days in your weeks in your life where work is not an

weeks in your life where work is not an

weeks in your life where work is not an option the second step is to fill those

option the second step is to fill those

option the second step is to fill those time sanctuaries with activities that

time sanctuaries with activities that

time sanctuaries with activities that reinforce the other identities you hope

reinforce the other identities you hope

reinforce the other identities you hope to cultivate the present father the

to cultivate the present father the

to cultivate the present father the community Gardener the amateur musician

community Gardener the amateur musician

community Gardener the amateur musician but if we want to derive meaning from

but if we want to derive meaning from

but if we want to derive meaning from aspects of our life other than work we

aspects of our life other than work we

aspects of our life other than work we have to do things other than work the

have to do things other than work the

have to do things other than work the third step is to reinforce these

third step is to reinforce these

third step is to reinforce these identities by joining communities who

identities by joining communities who

identities by joining communities who couldn't care less about what you do for

couldn't care less about what you do for

couldn't care less about what you do for work for example I love to play pickup

work for example I love to play pickup

work for example I love to play pickup basketball it's a weekly reminder that I

basketball it's a weekly reminder that I

basketball it's a weekly reminder that I exist on this Earth to do more than just

exist on this Earth to do more than just

exist on this Earth to do more than just produce economic value if we want to

produce economic value if we want to

produce economic value if we want to develop more well-rounded versions of

develop more well-rounded versions of

develop more well-rounded versions of ourselves if we want to build robust

ourselves if we want to build robust

ourselves if we want to build robust relationships and live in robust

relationships and live in robust

relationships and live in robust communities we all must invest in

communities we all must invest in

communities we all must invest in aspects of our lives beyond work oh

Phonetic Breakdown of "pickup"

Learn how to break down "pickup" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

P IH1 K AH2 P

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Definition of "pickup"

Noun

An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
A pickup truck.
(usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.

Example: "At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey."
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line, pick-up joint, pickup artist.

Example: "Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup, I'm not interested."
A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain

Example: "The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith"
The act of answering a telephone.
A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.