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Take up has 15 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative form of take-up

Verb
1

pursue or resume

"take up a matter for consideration"

2

adopt

"take up new ideas"

3

turn one's interest to

"He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

4

take up time or space

"take up the slack"

5

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

"Take up a position"

"start a new job"

6

take up and practice as one's own

7

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"

8

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

9

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

"scoop the sugar out of the container"

10

accept

"The cloth takes up the liquid"

11

take in, also metaphorically

"The sponge absorbs water well"

"She drew strength from the minister's words"

12

take up as if with a sponge

13

return to a previous location or condition

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

14

To pick up.

Example Sentences
"take up a matter for consideration" verb
"take up new ideas" verb
"He took up herpetology at the age of fifty" verb
"take up the slack" verb
"Take up a position" verb
"start a new job" verb
"He assumes the lotus position" verb
"She took her seat on the stage" verb
"We took our seats in the orchestra" verb
"She took up her position behind the tree" verb
See Also
machine needle stitch tighten sewing pick up roadbed space
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
embark espouse turn occupy accept move change state remove receive consume change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
take office absorb adsorb chemisorb dip fuel wipe up blot sponge up
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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