Pick up and Touch

Pick up

Pick up verb - Take up by hand.
Usage example: He picked up the book and started to read

Touch and pick up are semantically related In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a verb "Pick up".

Touch

Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.

Pick up and touch are semantically related in handle topic. Sometimes you can use "Pick up" instead a verb "Touch".

Mutual synonyms

Both terms in one sentence

  • One Degree of Separation He'd really be losing his touch with the Force if he couldn't pick up on all that.
  • Iconic Item In Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Goren uses his pocket knife a lot (not as a weapon mind you, just to pick up stuff he doesn't want to touch, dig stuff out of walls, etc).
    Source: Iconic Item
  • Useful Notes / Electronic Entertainment Expo The good news was that the PlayStation Vita handheld was named after being revealed last year (and now priced at $250), which has touch screen controls and can suspend play to pick up later on the PlayStation 3 and vice versa.
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