Words that rhyme with pickup

• backup 0
  n 1: an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet" 2: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill- ins" [syn: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in] 3: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support] 4: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" [syn: backup, computer backup] 5: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship, patronage]
• buttercup 0
  n 1: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
• cup 0
  n 1: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" 2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: cup, cupful] 3: any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra" 4: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces 5: cup-shaped plant organ 6: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl 7: the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup" 8: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" [syn: cup, loving cup] v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" 2: put into a cup; "cup the milk" 3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: cup, transfuse]
• eggcup 0
  n 1: dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg [syn: eggcup, egg cup]
• hiccough 0
  n 1: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: hiccup, hiccough, singultus] v 1: breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: hiccup, hiccough]
• kingcup 0
  n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris] 2: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
• linkup 0
  n 1: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: link, linkup, tie, tie- in]
• lookup 0
  n 1: an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup" [syn: search, lookup]
• makeup 0
  n 1: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: makeup, make-up, war paint] 2: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later" [syn: makeup, make-up] 3: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up]
• teacup 0
  n 1: as much as a teacup will hold [syn: teacup, teacupful] 2: a cup from which tea is drunk
• breakup 0
  n 1: the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) [syn: dissolution, breakup] 2: coming apart [syn: separation, breakup, detachment]
• hiccup 0
  n 1: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: hiccup, hiccough, singultus] v 1: breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: hiccup, hiccough]
• hookup 0
  n 1: a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers" 2: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose [syn: hookup, assemblage]
• markup 0
  n 1: the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price 2: detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
• shakeup 0
  n 1: the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: reorganization, reorganisation, shake-up, shakeup]
• cupp 0
• walkup 0
• crackup 0

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