pick up truck

Cargo bed automobile

A pickup truck is a light truck with an open cargo bed behind a closed cab.

The bed typically has low sides and a hinged tailgate for loading.

Pickups serve both work and personal use—hauling equipment, furniture, or nothing at all.

In American culture, they've become identity markers, associated with rural life, blue-collar work, and rugged self-reliance.

Also spelled pickup or pick-up.

rural

farm

Agricultural land tract

livestock · hay bales · feed · fencing · dirt road · gravel · mud · acreage · pasture · barnyard

hauling

cargo

Transported goods

  • loadCarried weight or burden
  • towPull something behind
  • freightGoods being transported

lumber · furniture · equipment · deliveries · transport · materials · supplies · moving · payload · trailer

rugged

durable

Able to withstand use

heavy-duty · all-terrain · weatherproof · dependable · solid · resilient · mud tires · skid plate · reinforced · workhorse

utility

toolbox

Container for implements

  • tailgateRear vehicle hatch
  • bedFurniture for slumber
  • rackFrame for holding items

four-wheel drive · off-road · accessories · storage · running boards · brush guard · lift kit · crew cab · extended cab · tow package

american

Ford F-150

Full-size American pickup truck

tailgate party · country music · blue collar · working class · heartland · muscle · horsepower · V8 · diesel · big rig

Opposites
vehicle size and capacity

pick up truckcompact car

Small fuel-efficient automobile

subcompact · smart car · microcar · motorcycle · moped

vehicle body style and function

pick up trucksedan

Enclosed passenger car

coupe · hatchback · station wagon · minivan · van

cultural and lifestyle associations

pick up truckluxury sedan

Expensive, comfortable full-size automobile

Rolls-Royce · Bentley · limousine · Mercedes-Benz · BMW

Family

pick, truck, picks, picked, picking, picker, pickers, pickup, pickups

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G