Take-up Definition

tākŭp
noun
The act of taking or tightening up.
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A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.
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(machinery) 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.

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Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).

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verb
To pick up.
The reel automatically took up the slack.
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To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.

I've taken up knitting.
I wish to take up mathematics.
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To address (an issue).

Let's take this up with the manager.
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To occupy; to consume (space or time).

The books on finance take up three shelves.
All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.
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(sewing) To shorten by hemming.

If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.
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Other Word Forms of Take-up

Noun

Singular:
take-up
Plural:
take-ups

Take-up Sentence Examples

  • He can't wait to take up the sport.

  • Maybe you should take up a hobby!

  • No. But if I were trying to defend my honor, you'd be the one I would choose to take up there.

  • The wheels symbolize divine omniscience and control, and the whole vision represents the coming of Yahweh to take up his abode among the exiles.

  • The various forms into which materialism may be classified correspond to the various causes which induce men to take up materialistic views.

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Words Starting With

TTATAK

Words Ending With

PUP

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Words Starting With T and Ending With P

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With P