Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pick-me-up
2 senses of pick-me-up
Sense 1
pickup, pick-me-up -- (anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her")
=> corrective, restorative -- (a device for treating injury or disease)
Sense 2
bracer, pick-me-up -- (a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor))
=> tonic, restorative -- (a medicine that strengthens and invigorates)