1. (noun) take-up
any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
"a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
2. (verb) take-up
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
3. (verb) take up
pursue or resume
"take up a matter for consideration"
4. (verb) take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
adopt
"take up new ideas"
5. (verb) take up
turn one's interest to
"He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
6. (verb) take up
take up time or space
"take up the slack"
7. (verb) start, take up
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
"Take up a position"; "start a new job"
8. (verb) adopt, borrow, take over, take up
take up and practice as one's own
9. (verb) assume, take, strike, take up
occupy or take on
"He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
10. (verb) sorb, take up
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
11. (verb) scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
"scoop the sugar out of the container"
12. (verb) take in, take up
accept
"The cloth takes up the liquid"
13. (verb) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
14. (verb) take in, sop up, suck in, take up
take up as if with a sponge
15. (verb) resume, take up
return to a previous location or condition
"The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
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