n. 1.a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard 2.a warrant to take someone into custody 3.anything with restorative powers 4.a casual acquaintance 5.the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration 6.mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge 7.an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable 8.the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places 9.the act of taking aboard passengers or freight