English Explanatory Dictionary

take-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
  2. That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
  3. Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).

Word forms

take-up take-ups

Etymology

Deverbal from take up.

Related words

uptake
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