noun

• (US, Canada) Ellipsis of pickup truck.
  "Franklin is beside himself, revving up the engine in the pickup."
• (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
  "Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pickup."
• (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
  "The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines."
• (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
  "Every step of the way you come across absolutely loads of aliens, pick-ups and new and weird obstacles to overcome."