take up

Meanings

1. Alternative form of take-up.

1. To lift; to raise.
2. To pick up.
3. To remove (a ground or floor surface, including the bed of a road or the track of a railway).
4. To absorb (a liquid), to soak up.
5. To shorten (a garment), especially by hemming.
6. To tighten or wind in (a rope, slack, etc.)
7. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
8. To take, to assume (one’s appointed or intended place).
9. To set about doing or dealing with (something).
10. To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
11. To begin functioning in (a role or position), to assume (an office).
12. To address or discuss (an issue).

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