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take_up
Averb
take up
 pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
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resume, take up
 return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
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change
resume, take up
take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
 adopt; "take up new ideas"
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take in, sop up, suck in, take up
 take up as if with a sponge
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scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up
 take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
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absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
 take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
sorb, take up
 take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
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take in, take up
 accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
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get; acquire
receive; have
take in, take up
fuel
assume, take, strike, take up
 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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move
assume, take, strike, take up
10 adopt, borrow, take over, take up
 take up and practice as one's own
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11 start, take up
 begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
12 take up
 turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
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move; displace
send; direct
turn
take up
13 take up
 take up time or space; "take up the slack"
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be
occupy; fill
take up

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