What are the opposite words for pick up?

Pick up is a phrasal verb that means to lift someone or something from a surface to a higher position or to collect something from a certain place. Antonyms for pick up include set down, put down, drop, abandon, and leave behind. Set down refers to putting something or someone down carefully and gently without causing harm. Put down is similar to set down, but it often implies a more forceful action. Drop, on the other hand, means to accidentally or intentionally let something fall downwards. Whereas abandon and leave behind suggest intentionally leaving something or someone behind or failing to pick them up.

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