pick up by

Frequency: 8.022.4 per million words

To lift something by holding a specific part of it, like a handle.

pickpick up (phrasal verb) + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • He picked the pan up carefully by the handle.
  • She picked the child up by the arm and guided him away.
  • Please pick up the box by the sides, it's heavy.
  • The crane will pick the beam up by its central hook.
  • They were taught to pick a snake up by its tail safely.
  • Could you pick that bag up by its strap?
  • He awkwardly picked the small dog up by the scruff of its neck.
  • I watched him pick the phone up by the receiver.
  • The artist carefully picked the sculpture up by its base.
  • She always picks her guitar up by the neck.