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Pursue or resume
"take up a matter for consideration";
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| 2. take up [ Synonyms: fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on] | |
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Adopt
"take up new ideas";
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| 3. take up | |
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Take up time or space
"take up the slack";
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| 4. take up [ Synonyms: start] | |
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Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
"Take up a position"; "start a new job";
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| 5. take up [ Synonyms: assume, strike, take] | |
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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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لینا ۔ |
| 6. take up [ Synonyms: sorb] | |
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Take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
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| 7. take up [ Synonyms: lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up] | |
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Take out or up with or as if with a scoop
"scoop the sugar out of the container";
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| 8. take up [ Synonyms: take in] | |
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Accept
"The cloth takes up the liquid";
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| 9. take up [ Synonyms: absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in] | |
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Take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words";
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سمولینا۔ جذب کرنا۔ |
| 10. take up [ Synonyms: sop up, suck in, take in] | |
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Take up as if with a sponge
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| 11. take up [ Synonyms: resume] | |
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Return to a previous location or condition
"The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it";
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