Definitions for take up
take up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. take-upnoun

   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. take-upverb

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

3. take upverb

   pursue or resume

   "take up a matter for consideration"

4. take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize onverb

   adopt

   "take up new ideas"

5. take upverb

   turn one's interest to

   "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

6. take upverb

   take up time or space

   "take up the slack"

7. start, take upverb

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

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

8. adopt, borrow, take over, take upverb

   take up and practice as one's own

9. assume, take, strike, take upverb

   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. sorb, take upverb

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

11. scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take upverb

    take out or up with or as if with a scoop

    "scoop the sugar out of the container"

12. take in, take upverb

    accept

    "The cloth takes up the liquid"

13. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take upverb

    take in, also metaphorically

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

14. take in, sop up, suck in, take upverb

    take up as if with a sponge

15. resume, take upverb

    return to a previous location or condition

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. take upnoun

   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.

2. take upverb

   To pick up.

3. take upverb

   To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.

4. take upverb

   To address (an issue).

5. take upverb

   To occupy; to consume (space or time).

6. take upverb

   To shorten by hemming.

7. take upverb

   To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.

8. take upverb

   to resume

Matched Categories

1. • Accept
   • Change
   • Change State
   • Chemistry
   • Enter
   • Ingest
   • Move
   • Occupy
   • Receive
   • Remove
   • Turn

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of take up in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of take up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of take up in a Sentence

1. Will Humble:

   Measles can take up to 21 days to develop in a person who has been exposed to the disease, so we’re not out of the woods quite yet ... but if we don’t get any new cases by Valentine’s Day, this outbreak is likely over for Arizona.

2. Brian Eshenaur:

   New York | can lay eggs there and then in the spring, those eggs hatch and if there are suitable plants in the landscape, they can take up shop in their new location, it appears that's what they did.

3. Justine Henin:

   They offered me money and free training… (but) I never thought about it because for me playing for Ukraine is special as I was born there and I was raised there, i'm very happy I didn't (take up that offer). In Ukraine tennis is getting more popular because of my results and this is amazing.

4. Amaia Arranz-Otaegui:

   We now have to assess whether there was a relationship between bread production and the origins of agriculture, it is possible that bread may have provided an incentive for people to take up plant cultivation and farming, if it became a desirable or much-sought-after food.

5. John Fetterman:

   Stop apologizing for the space we take up as a party and ram some stuff through and get it done.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=take up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Take_Up