take up

verb

Meaning

To pick up.
To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
To address (an issue).
To occupy; to consume (space or time).
To shorten by hemming.
To remove the surface or bed of a road.
The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
(machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).

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