Take Up word meaning and definition

[noun] the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
[noun] a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion
[verb] pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
[verb] return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
[verb] adopt, as of ideas
[verb] take up as if with a sponge
[verb] take out or up with or as if with a scoop
[verb] take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[verb] take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption; in chemistry
[verb] accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
[verb] occupy or take on, as of a position or posture; "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"
[verb] take up and practice as one's own
[verb] begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
[verb] turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
[verb] take up time or space; "take up the slack"

\Take"-up`\, n. (Mach.) 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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