Definition of Take-up

Verb

  • return to a previous location or condition
    "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
  • take up as if with a sponge
    - take in - sop up - suck in
  • take in, also metaphorically
    "The sponge absorbs water well"
    "She drew strength from the minister's words"
    - soak up - sop up - suck up - take in
  • accept
    "The cloth takes up the liquid"
    - take in
  • take out or up with or as if with a scoop
    "scoop the sugar out of the container"
    - scoop out - lift out - scoop up
  • take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
  • 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"
  • take up and practice as one's own
    - take over
  • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    "Take up a position"
    "start a new job"
  • take up time or space
    "take up the slack"
  • turn one's interest to
    "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
  • adopt
    "take up new ideas"
    - latch on - fasten on - hook on - seize on
  • pursue or resume
    "take up a matter for consideration"
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Unscramble take_up

61 unscramble word found using the letters take_up.
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