alley oop vs pick up

alley oop

verb
  • To lift or toss upward, or to be lifted or tossed upward. 

adv
  • Synonym of up. 

noun
  • A high and arcing pass, catch, or move, especially (basketball) a shot made by a player as part of the same jump used to catch a pass. 

  • An instance of saying "Alley oop!" 

adj
  • High and arcing. 

  • Involving at least a 180-degree turn. 

intj
  • Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap. 

pick up

verb
  • To lift; to grasp and raise. 

  • To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch (a disease). 

  • To collect and detain (a suspect). 

  • To clean up; to return to an organized state. 

  • To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on. 

  • To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation. 

  • To receive calls; to function correctly. 

  • To record; to notch up. 

  • To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize. 

  • To promote somebody who was previously passed over. 

  • To collect an object, especially in passing. 

  • To answer a telephone. 

  • To take control (physically) of something. 

  • To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely. 

  • To behave in a manner that results in a foul. 

  • To restart or resume. 

  • To receive (a radio signal or the like). 

  • To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on 

  • To improve, increase, or speed up. 

  • To reduce the despondency of. 

  • To pay for. 

  • To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc. 

  • To collect a passenger. 

How often have the words alley oop and pick up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )