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

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1. take up

   Take up refers to the act of beginning or starting to do something such as a hobby, task, activity, job or responsibility. It can also mean filling or occupying an amount of space, time, or capacity. Additionally, it can refer to the act of absorbing, utilizing or accepting something.

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. Nancy Pelosi:

   Today, Senate Democrats Democratic Majority will take up and pass the Assault Weapons Ban legislation : a crucial step in Senate Democrats ongoing fight against the deadly epidemic of gun violence in Senate Democrats nation.

2. Blaise Pascal:

   Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature; but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapor, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and the advantage the universe has over him. The universe knows nothing of this.

3. Henry Ward Beecher:

   It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

4. Patrick Leahy:

   The House and the Senate should take up this bill and pass it without delay, this process was far from perfect, but ultimately it allowed Republican red lines to be adhered to and because of that I will urge my colleagues to support this package.

5. John Roberts:

   If the court doesn’t retain its legitimate function, I’m not sure who would take up that mantle. You don’t want the political branches telling you what the law is, and you don’t want public opinion to be the guide of what the appropriate decision is, simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for questioning the legitimacy of the court.

References

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