English Explanatory Dictionary

pick-me-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A drink, often an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer.
  2. Something that improves one's mood.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pick-me-up.wav

Word forms

pick-me-up pick-me-ups

Synonyms

picker-upper

Related words

cocktail hair of the dog pep up
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