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Word: take up (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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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Verb:

  • intransitive to resume
  • rfv-sense transitive Specifically, to remove from a secure position on the floor, ground etc.
  • transitive to address (an issue).
  • transitive to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
  • transitive to occupy; to consume (space or time).
  • transitive To pick up.
  • transitive to shorten by hemming
  • with on To accept from.

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