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