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1.
a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion
2.
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
'takeup' - used as a verb
3.
pursue or resume
take up a matter for consideration
4.
adopt
take up new ideas
5.
turn one's interest to
He took up herpetology at the age of fifty
6.
take up time or space
take up the slack
7.
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Take up a position
8.
take up and practice as one's own
9.
occupy or take on
She took up her position behind the tree
10.
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
11.
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
12.
accept
The cloth takes up the liquid
13.
take in, also metaphorically
14.
take up as if with a sponge
15.
return to a previous location or condition
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