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absorb, imbibe, suck up, draw, take in, take up, soak up, suck, sop up | take in, also metaphorically | |
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adopt, borrow, take up, take over | take up and practice as one's own | |
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suck in, take in, take up, sop up | take up as if with a sponge | |
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resume, take up | return to a previous location or condition | |
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take-up | the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in | |
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take-up | any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom) | |
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start, take up | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
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scoop up, take up, lift out, scoop, scoop out | take out or up with or as if with a scoop | |
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take up | turn one's interest to | |
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take up | take up time or space | |
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take up | pursue or resume | |
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take in, take up | accept | |
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sorb, take up | [in chemistry] take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption | |
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take, assume, take up, strike | occupy or take on | |
V1 |
take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on | adopt |