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How to sign: take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals";

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Similiar / Same: collar, arrest, nail, apprehend, nab, cop

Categories: clutch, prehend, seize

pick up

How to sign: take up by hand
"He picked up the book and started to read";

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Categories: touch

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How to sign: to learn gradually, in bits and pieces
"I picked up some Spanish when I worked at the Mexican restaurant";

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How to sign: describing a game (usually basketball) which is started spontaneously by a group of players
"I went over to the basketball court in hopes of joining a pickup game";

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How to sign: gather or collect
"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week";

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Similiar / Same: gather up, call for, collect

Categories: acquire, get

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How to sign: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
"Music can uplift your spirits";

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Similiar / Same: elate, uplift, intoxicate, lift up

Categories: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

Within this category: beatify, exhilarate, puff

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