Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Take up.
5 letter answer(s) to take up
ADOPT
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
take up and practice as one's own
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
3 letter answer(s) to take up
HEM
fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt"
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
utter `hem' or `ahem'
6 letter answer(s) to take up
OCCUPY
assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
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