eng: take up

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