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take up Definition

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

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