Canadian English Meaning of take up
take up
Other Canadian English words related to take up
Nearest Words of take up
- take turns => take turns
- take to the woods => Go into the bush
- take to task => Take to task
- take to heart => take to heart
- take to be => take to be
- take to => ([teɪk tu:]) become accustomed to
- take time off => Time off
- take time by the forelock => jump on the bandwagon
- take the veil => Take the veil
- take the stand => take the stand
Definitions and Meaning of take up in English
take up (v)
pursue or resume
adopt
turn one's interest to
take up time or space
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
take up and practice as one's own
occupy or take on
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
accept
take in, also metaphorically
take up as if with a sponge
return to a previous location or condition
take up (n)
any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
take up (n.)
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.
FAQs About the word take up
take up
pursue or resume, adopt, turn one's interest to, take up time or space, begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job, take up and practice as one's
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take turns => take turns, take to the woods => Go into the bush, take to task => Take to task, take to heart => take to heart, take to be => take to be,
