Pick up: v.tr. (word coming from re- and amass, mass).
The word “pick up” has many meanings:
I) Gather, collect:
1. Tighten into a mass.
Pick up her hair in a bun.
By extension: Hold tight.
Pick up guides.
Figurative meaning: Collecting one's style, condensing it.
2. Gather (that which is scattered) (gather).
Pick up the remains of an army (regroup).
Gather hay with a rake, pile up (rake).
Figurative: Gathering up your strength: calling on...
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