take-up(noun)

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"

take-up(verb)

the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in

take up(verb)

pursue or resume

"take up a matter for consideration"

take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on(verb)

adopt

"take up new ideas"

take up(verb)

turn one's interest to

"He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

take up(verb)

take up time or space

"take up the slack"

start, take up(verb)

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

"Take up a position"; "start a new job"

adopt, borrow, take over, take up(verb)

take up and practice as one's own

assume, take, strike, take up(verb)

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"

sorb, take up(verb)

take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up(verb)

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

"scoop the sugar out of the container"

take in, take up(verb)

accept

"The cloth takes up the liquid"

absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up(verb)

take in, also metaphorically

"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

take in, sop up, suck in, take up(verb)

take up as if with a sponge

resume, take up(verb)

return to a previous location or condition

"The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"

take-up(Noun)

the act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in

take-up(Noun)

That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.

Take-up(noun)

that which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch