Main Entry: take in

Function: transitive verb

Date: circa 1515

1 : to draw into a smaller compass <take in the slack of a line>: a : furl b : to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks
2 a : to receive as a guest or lodger b : to give shelter to c : to take to a police station as a prisoner
3 : to receive as payment or proceeds
4 : to receive (work) into one's house to be done for pay <take in washing>
5 : to encompass within its limits
6 a : to include in an itinerary b : attend <take in a movie>
7 : to receive into the mind : perceive <took in the view>
8 : deceive, dupe