take up

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  take up — verb — english

  pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"

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  take up — verb — english

  adopt; "take up new ideas"

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  take up — verb — english

  turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

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  take up — verb — english

  take up time or space; "take up the slack"

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  take up — verb — english

  begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"

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  take up — verb — english

  take up and practice as one's own

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  take up — verb — english

  occupy or take on; "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"

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  take up — verb — english

  take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

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  take up — verb — english

  take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

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  take up — verb — english

  accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"

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  take up — verb — english

  take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

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  take up — verb — english

  take up as if with a sponge

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  take up — verb — english

  return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"