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Take Up
- verb - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
- adopt; "take up new ideas"
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
- 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"
- pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
- return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
- take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister''s words"
- take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
- take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
- take up and practice as one
Take-In
- noun - the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone
Take-Up
- noun - any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom); "a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
- the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
Takelma
- noun - a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon
- a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma
Takeoff
- noun - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- a departure; especially of airplanes
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
Takeout
- adjective - (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
- of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take-away' is chiefly British"
- prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
Taleban
- noun - a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior"
Talents
- noun - (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught
- a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity
- A variable unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East.
- natural abilities or qualities
Tapered
- verb - becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
- diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"
- give a point to; "The candles are tapered"