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