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Noun: pick-me-up  'pik-mee,úp
  1. A stimulant or tonic that restores energy
    "she needed the pick-me-up that coffee always gave her";
    - pickup
     
  2. A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
    "The bartender offered a pick-me-up to the weary traveller";
    - bracer

Derived forms: pick-me-ups

Type of: corrective, restorative, tonic

Encyclopedia: Pick-me-up