take up meaning and definition

TAKE UP verb

Definition of take up (verb)

1. pursue or resume
   • "take up a matter for consideration"
2. adopt
   • "take up new ideas"
   • synonyms: fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on
3. turn one's interest to
   • "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
4. take up time or space
   • "take up the slack"
5. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
   • "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
   • synonyms: start
6. take up and practice as one's own
   • synonyms: adopt, borrow, take over
7. 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"
   • synonyms: assume, strike, take
8. take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
   • synonyms: sorb
9. take out or up with or as if with a scoop
   • "scoop the sugar out of the container"
   • synonyms: lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up
10. accept
    • "The cloth takes up the liquid"
    • synonyms: take in
11. take in, also metaphorically
    • "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
    • synonyms: absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in
12. take up as if with a sponge
    • synonyms: sop up, suck in, take in
13. return to a previous location or condition
    • "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
    • synonyms: resume